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Classical music for your journey

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises; including music by Bizet, Puccini, Beethoven, Britten, Handel and Verdi.

30 minutes

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Thu 8 Dec 202219:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony in C major (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Prokofiev, Britten, Bizet: Symphonies: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    The Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly)

    Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no.17 in D minor 'Tempest' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 303.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Britten: The Young Person's Guide etc: LSO/ECO/Britten.
    • Decca.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite No 1 in F major (3rd mvt, Allegro-Andante-Allegro)

    Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ave Maria (Otello, Act IV)

    Singer: Margaret Price. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Dec 202219:00
    BBC Radio 3

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