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Classical music for focus and inspiration

Half an hour of back-to-back classical music, including Bach, Byrd, Scarlatti, Shostakovich, Corelli, Borodin and Brahms.

30 minutes

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Fri 5 Jul 202419:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • J.S. Bach: Orchestral Music: Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 7.

  • William Byrd

    O God, the proud are risen

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in E major, KK.531

    Music Arranger: Wendy Carlos. Performer: Wendy Carlos.

  • Alexander Borodin

    String Quartet No 2 in D major (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Takács Quartet.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Moskva, Cheremushki: Act 1, scene 1: Excursion Around Moscow

    Orchestra: Residentie Orkest. Conductor: Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in F major Op.6`2

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit (A German Requiem)

    Singer: Margaret Price. Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 14 Jun 202119:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 5 Jul 202419:00
    BBC Radio 3

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