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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. To listen on most smart speakers just say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape'.

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Mon 15 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    On Christmas Night, "Sussex Carol" (arr. D. Willcocks)

    Performer: Darius Battiwalla. Music Arranger: Sir David Willcocks. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Conductor: Joseph Cullen.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Ye Xiaogang

    Starry Sky, Op. 56

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier. Choir: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus.
    • BIS.

  • Trad.

    The snow it melts the soonest

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Choir: VOCES8. Performer: Eleanor Turner.
    • Winter.
    • Decca.
    • 14.

  • Madeleine Dring

    Italian Dance

    Performer: Tommy Reilly. Performer: Kaare Ørnung.
    • Chandos.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Merry-Go-Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • DG.

  • John Rutter

    Star Carol

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • collegium.

  • Sven Helbig

    Bell Sound Falling Like Snow

    Ensemble: Fauré Quartett. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Kristjan Järvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Maurice Jarre

    Doctor Zhivago "Lara's Theme"

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Decca (UMO) (Classics).

  • Anonymous 16th C.

    The Coventry Carol

    Music Arranger: Jonathan Rathbone. Ensemble: The Swingle Singers.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Dec 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Mon 15 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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