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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Half an hour of back to back classical music to help wind down at the end of the day. Today's mix includes a poignant film score by Michael Nyman, solo violin by Bach, a haunting choral work by Caroline Shaw, and a pianistic fairy tale by Medtner.

Producer: Calantha Bonnissent

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Jun 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Michael Nyman

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)

    Orchestra: The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Greatest Film Classics.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 14.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 2 in D minor for violin, BWV 1004 (Gigue)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Katia Beaugeais

    Like Snowdrops You Will Shine

    Performer: Helena Rathbone. Ensemble: ACO Collective.

  • Caroline Shaw

    And the swallow

    Conductor: Paul Hillier. Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen.
    • ...and....
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 130 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Zoltán Székely. Performer: Michael Küttner. Performer: Denes Koromzay. Performer: Gábor Magyar. Orchestra: Hungarian Quartet.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Nikolai Karlovich Medtner

    Folk Tale, Op 26 No 1

    Performer: Sofya Gulyak.
    • CHAMPS HILL RECORDS.

  • Richard Wagner

    Der Engel (Wesendonck-Lieder)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Decca.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Oct 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 12 Jun 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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