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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music by Coates, Chopin, Byrd, Bernstein, Bach, Mozart and Rachel Portman.

Take time out with a soundscape of classical music including Eric Coates' overture The Merrymakers, Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromtu in C sharp minor which inspired the song "I'm always chasing rainbows" and the lilting waltz from Bernstein's Divertimento. Also in the mix are Byrd's Vigilate for 5 voices, Bach's "Awake, we are called by the voice of the watchmen" arranged for solo organ, a minuet for strings by Mozart and Rachel Portman's music for the film 'Emma'.

Producer: Ian Wallington

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 13 Feb 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    The Merrymakers

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Fantasie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66

    Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya.

  • William Byrd

    Vigilate for 5 voices

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Waltz (Divertimento)

    Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

    Performer: Simon Preston.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in B flat major, K 458, 'Hunt' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cropper. Performer: Ronald Birks. Performer: Robin Ireland. Performer: Bernard Gregor-Smith. Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • Mozart: Oboe Quartet/Horn Quintet: The Lindsays.
    • ASV.
    • 2.

  • Rachel Portman

    Emma (Main title)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Jul 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 13 Feb 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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