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Half an hour of the finest classical music

In Tune's classical music mixtape: an imaginative, eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Includes music by Grainger, Bax, Beethoven, Josquin and Shostakovich.

30 minutes

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Mon 24 Jan 202219:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Percy Grainger

    Irish Tune from County Derry

    Orchestra: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Grainger: The Warriors, Danish Folk-music Suite, Hill-songs 1 & 2.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 2.

  • Arnold Bax

    Oboe Quintet (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano sonata no. 1 (Op.2`1) in F minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Beethoven: Sonatas.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.

  • Quincy Jones

    Soul Bossa Nova

    Orchestra: Quincy Jones and His Orchestra.
    • Mercury.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Absalon, fili mi

    Ensemble: Stile Antico.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue in D major, Op 87 No 5 (Fugue)

    Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.
    • Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Tatiana Nicolayeva.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sta nell'Ircana (Alcina)

    Singer: Della Jones. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcast

  • Mon 24 Jan 202219:00
    BBC Radio 3

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