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Power through with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

A relaxing mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth’s soothing Adagio from a concerto by Marcello, as well as piano music by Ravel, plus music inspired by the tallest mountain in the United States – Ola Gjeilo’s sublime setting of the Ave Maria. To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape”

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Oct 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Alessandro Marcello

    Trumpet Concerto in C Minor (Adagio)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Performer: Kåre Nordstoga.
    • Lawo Classics.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Second Eve

    Choir: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. Conductor: Paul Spicer.
    • SOMM Recordings.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Ondine (Gaspard de la nuit)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • Decca.

  • Johann David Heinichen

    Pastorale per la notte della nativitate Christi

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Conductor: Hartmut Haenchen.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 - II. Adagio

    Performer: Andreas Ottensamer. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Nov 202419:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 29 Dec 202417:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 21 Oct 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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