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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world.

30 minutes

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Mon 30 Jan 202319:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    Thunder and Lightning Polka Op.324

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.
    • Decca.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour Op.12

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Eduard Laurel.
    • Homage: James Ehnes.
    • Onyx.
    • 15.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Fossils (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Mark Simpson. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Toby Hughes. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason.
    • DECCA.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Flute Concerto in G major, RV 443 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Lucie Horsch. Ensemble: Amsterdam Vivaldi Players.
    • Lucie Horsch: Vivaldi.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance in C minor, Op.46 no.7

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances &Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 17.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata no.16 in C major K.545 (1st mvt)

    Music Arranger: Edvard Grieg. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Piotr Anderszewski.
    • Solos and Duos/Martha Argerich.
    • EMI CLASSICS.
    • 3.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Largo al factotum (The Barber of Seville)

    Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ulf Schirmer.
    • Tales of Opera.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 1.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Espana

    Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Escales.
    • Chandos.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Jan 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3

Music to help you focus

Music to help you focus

Discover the best classical music for study, inspiration and relaxation.