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Relax into your day with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with gorgeous sounds ranging from the 18th century right up to the present day.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with gorgeous sounds ranging from the 18th century right up to the present day. Featuring music by Domenico Scarlatti, Joseph Bologne, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Gerald Finzi and Judith Bingham - plus a dramatic tango by Carlos Gardel made famous by the 1994 film True Lies.

Producer: Christina Kenny

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Jun 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite (Waltz)

    Orchestra: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
    • Signum.

  • Carlos Gardel

    Por una cabeza

    Music Arranger: John Lenehan. Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk. Performer: Ksenija Sidorova.
    • Nicola Benetti: The Silver Violin.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major Kk.455

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • BIS.

  • Judith Bingham

    The Drowned Lovers

    Choir: Tenebrae. Singer: Martha McLorinan. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 14.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin concerto no.10 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Camerata. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.
    • NAXOS.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Amen from Lo, the full, final sacrifice

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Sep 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Mon 16 Jun 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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