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Classical music to fill half an hour

In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including Bach on marimba, Cuban cha-cha-chá, the sound of whales, Britten and the sea, and Tea for Two.

Produced by Juan Carlos Jaramillo.

30 minutes

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Mon 16 Nov 202019:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV.848

    Music Arranger: Peter Maxwell Davies. Ensemble: The Fires of London. Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Renaissance & Baroque Realisations.
    • Unicorn-Kanchana.
    • 6.

  • Alan Hovhaness

    And God created great whales Op.229 for orchestra & recorded whalesong

    Orchestra: Seattle Symphony. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • DELOS.

  • Erik Satie

    Gymnopédie No 2 in C major

    Performer: Pascal Rogé.
    • Satie: 3 Gymnopedies & Other Piano Works; Pascal Roge.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Henry Purcell

    The Fairy Queen; The Plaint ('O let me weep')

    Singer: Susanna Wallumrød. Performer: Giovanna Pessi. Performer: Jane Achtman. Performer: Marco Ambrosini.
    • ECM.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.

  • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

    Marche des Combattants en rondeau (Alceste)

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.

  • Richard Egües

    El Bodeguero

    Performer: Cuarteto Tradición Cubana.
    • Winter & Winter.

  • Vincent Youmans

    Tahiti Trot, Op 16

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Chandos.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.

  • Diego Ortiz

    Recercada segunda de tenore (Trattado de glosas)

    Performer: Pamela Thorby. Performer: Andrew Lawrence‐King.
    • Garden of Early Delights: Pamely Thorby.
    • Linn.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Nov 202019:00
    BBC Radio 3

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