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Your daily classical soundtrack

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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Thu 18 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Michael Praetorius

    In dulci jubilo

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • ARCHIV.

  • Trad.

    Ding Dong Merrily on High (Arr. J. Rutter for brass ensemble)

    Music Arranger: John Rutter. Ensemble: Vega Brass Ensemble.
    • Naxos Special Projects.

  • Fazil Say

    Winter Morning in Istanbul (from Art of Piano, Op.66)

    Performer: Fazil Say.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Duke Ellington

    Three Black Kings: No. 1, King of the Magi

    Performer: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Featured Artist: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Duke Ellington: Black, Brown, and Beige.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • William James Kirkpatrick

    Away in a Manger

    Composer: Wendy Nieper. Ensemble: The Swingle Singers.
    • Signum Classics.

  • Max Richter

    Vivaldi Recomposed: Winter 1

    Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.
    • DG.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    White Landscapes, Op. 47a; (2nd mvt)

    Performer: John Barrow. Performer: Jonathan Price. Performer: Kate Wilson. Ensemble: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Saviour of the World is Born

    Music Arranger: Onyx Brass. Ensemble: Onyx Brass.
    • Resonus Classics.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Ceremony of Carols; Deo Gracias

    Performer: John Marson. Choir: Coventry Cathedral Boys Choir. Conductor: David Lepine.
    • Cherry Red Records.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 18 Dec 202319:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 18 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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