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Classical music to inspire you
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises.
A joyful journey through popular classics from a whimsical waltz by Chopin to the rousing finale of Khachaturian's Spartacus Suite No.1, the Dance of the Gaditanae and Victory of Spartacus, also with a Rondo from Haydn's Second Horn Concerto, Chabrier's Habanera and a madrigal by Monteverdi.
Elizabeth Arno (producer)
Last on
Fri 2 Sep 202219:00
BBC Radio 3
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in A flat major, Op 64 No 3
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.- Chopin: Waltzes: Garrick Ohlsson.
- Helios.
- 8.
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Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto No 2 in D major, H VIId 4
Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.![]()
Fritz Kreisler
Tambourin Chinois Op.3
Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Paul Coker.- Joshua Bell: The Kreisler Album.
- Decca.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Habanera
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Chabrier: Orchestral works: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 3.
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Florence Price
Summer Moon
Music Arranger: William Newell. Ensemble: Solem Quartet.- The Four Quarters.
- Orchid Classics.
- 10.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Hor che'l ciel e la terra e'l vento tace
Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Conductor: Christina Pluhar.- Monteverdi: Teatro d'amore.
- Erato/Warner Classics.
- 111.
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Aram Khachaturian
Dance of the Gaditanae (Spartacus Suite No 1)
Performer: Sergei Girshenko. Performer: Vladimir Ferapontov. Performer: Boris Shlepakov. Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Lazarev.- Khachaturian: Spartacus/Gayaneh/Masquerade: Bolshoi Symphony Orch/Lazarev.
- Apex.
Broadcast
- Fri 2 Sep 202219:00BBC Radio 3
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