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An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring Carl Nielsen's sparkling string quintet, as well as song by Gabriel Faure and the fireworks of Gershwin's first prelude.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 23 Apr 202419:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    String Quintet in G major (4th mvt)

    Performer: Tim Frederiksen. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Carl Nielsen: String Quartets Vol.1.
    • Da Capo.
    • 12.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue in G Major, No.15, BWV 860

    Performer: Ewa Pobłocka.
    • JS Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 29.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue in G Major, No.15, BWV 860

    Performer: Ewa Pobłocka.
    • JS Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 30.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Northern Lights

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sarabande for Guitar, FP 179

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Tristesse d'Olympio, Op. Posth.

    Performer: Tristan Raës. Lyricist: Victor Hugo. Singer: Cyrille Dubois.
    • Fauré: Complete Songs.
    • Aparté.
    • 4.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G major, RV 151, 'Concerto alla rustica'

    Director: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Vivaldi: Alla Rustica Concerti: The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv.
    • 1-3.

  • George Gershwin

    Prelude No. 1 - Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64 (3rd mvt, Valse)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • ORFEO.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Apr 202419:00
    BBC Radio 3

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