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30 minutes of classical inspiration

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

30 minutes

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Wed 24 May 202319:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

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

    Orchestra: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • LINN.

  • Alfred Schnittke

    Agony; Tango

    Performer: Kian Soltani. Music Arranger: Kian Soltani.
    • Cello Unlimited – A cellist at the movies.
    • DG.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ugo Orlandi. Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti. Conductor: Claudio Scimone.
    • Vivaldi: 4 Mandolin Concertos: Orlandi/I Solisti Veneti/Scimone.
    • Apex.
    • 6.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude in G minor, Op 34 No 22

    Performer: Olli Mustonen.
    • Shostakovich / Alkan - Preludes (Olli Mustonen).
    • Decca.
    • 22.

  • Jocelyn Pook

    How sweet the moonlight (The Merchant of Venice)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Performer: Siobhán Armstrong. Performer: Elizabeth Kenny. Ensemble: Baroque String Quartet.
    • Decca.

  • Steve Reich

    Sextet (Crotchet = 192)

    Ensemble: LSO Percussion Ensemble.
    • Reich: Sextet, Clapping Music.
    • LSO Live.
    • 7.

  • Jonas Forssell

    Ancient Suite [after Hildegard von Bingen]

    Performer: Martin Frost. Choir: Adolf Fredriks Girls Choir. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Morton Feldman

    Something Wild in the City: Mary Ann's Theme

    Ensemble: ensemble recherche.
    • KAIROS.

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 May 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3

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