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Half an hour of the finest classical music

Half an hour of back to back classical music, including Dvorak's playful string quartet F major, the bombast of Mozart's overture to Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and Nina Simone's virtuosic take on perhaps one of Richard Rodgers's most famous show tunes.

Producer: Dean Craven

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Oct 202319:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Abduction from the Seraglio (Overture)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Colin Davis.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz arr Atovmyan (The Return of Maxim)

    Performer: Philippa Davies. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Ian Brown. Music Arranger: Lev Atovmian.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ysaÿe.
    • Ravel/Debussy: String Quartets: Quatuor Ysaye.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Serenade Op.31 (Nocturne)

    Singer: Neil Mackie. Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Steuart Bedford.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (Cantata No 76)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    The Song Op.44 (Interlude)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stig Westerberg.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Carousel: You'll never walk alone

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Performer: Nina Simone.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 14 Jul 202019:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 12 Oct 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3

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