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Classical music for focus and inspiration

Take time out with a relaxing 30-minute mix of reflective classical music.

Take some time for yourself with a relaxing 30-minute mix of reflective classical music. This episode of Classical Mixtape opens with the piercing vocal harmonies of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, followed by poignant solo piano music by Matthew Bourne and George's Walker's meditative Lyric for Strings. Next, we hear two Nordic classical cover versions: Víkingur Ólafsson's quietly uplifting arrangement of music by JS Bach, followed by the Danish String Quartet's reworking of a traditional folk song from the Shetland Islands. Finally, a beautifully tranquil choral movement from Brahm's A German Requiem.

Producer: Christina Kenny

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Mar 202517:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

    Stabat mater in F minor (opening)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Singer: Christopher Lowrey. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.
    • PERGOLESI - Stabat Mater.
    • ALPHA.
    • 1.

  • Matthew Bourne

    Isotach

    Performer: Matthew Bourne.

  • George Walker

    Lyric for Strings

    Orchestra: Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Conductor: Edwin London.
    • WALKER: Serenata / Lyric for Strings / Poeme / Orpheus / Folksongs for Orchestra.
    • Albany.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Widerstehe doch der Sünde (Cantata BWV.54)

    Music Arranger: Víkingur Ólafsson. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 11.

  • Trad.

    Unst Boat Song

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Last Leaf.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (A German Requiem)

    Performer: Gundula Janowitz. Performer: Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz. Performer: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Singer: Gundula Janowitz. Singer: Eberhard Wächter. Choir: Wiener Singverein. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Feb 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 16 Mar 202517:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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