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A 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with music by Chopin, Mozart and Philip Glass.
Aside from his monumental works in the classical canon, Beethoven also wrote popular pieces for a bit of extra cash, and tonight's mix starts with one of his many settings of Irish folk songs. This leads into a Mozart piano duet, then Brahms's glorious sunny scherzo from his Fourth Symphony. A movement from the Philip Glass 'Heroes' symphony and a Mahler song setting completes the mix.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
20 Irish Songs, WoO 153: No.13 - Tis Sunshine at Last
Performer: Josef Herzer. Performer: Bertin Christelbauer. Performer: Bernadette Bartos. Singer: Paula Sophie Bohnet. Singer: Daniel Johannsen.- Beethoven: Folk Songs.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Andante and Variations in G major K.501
Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.- EMI.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony no.4 in E minor Op.98 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- Brahms: Orchestral Works.
- BIS.
- 103.
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Frédéric Chopin
12 Etudes, Op. 25 - No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Harp Study"
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Chopin.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 13.
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Philip Glass
Symphony No 4 mov. 1 'Heroes'
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Naxos.
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Gustav Mahler
Ging heut' morgen ubers Feld (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, arr. Schoenberg)
Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg. Singer: Olaf Bär. Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.- The Chamber Music Arrangements.
- CapriccioNR.
- 202.
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- Mon 20 Nov 202319:00BBC Radio 3
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