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Classical music for focus or relaxation
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including a peaceful nocturne by Schoenberg, delicious choral harmony from Palestrina, glorious strings by Glazunov and Jean Cras, and a deftness of piano writing by none other than Mozart and Rachmaninov.
Producer: Zara Siddiqi
Last on
Mon 7 Apr 202519:00
BBC Radio 3
Music Played
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Sergey Rachmaninov
10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 8. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major
Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.- Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes.
- harmonia mundi.
- 109.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Notturno
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jane Berthe. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- Daniel Hope - Belle Epoque.
- DG.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Vox dliecti mei (Song of Songs)
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Alexander Glazunov
String Quartet No 2 in F major, Op 10 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Utrecht String Quartet.- Utrecht String Quartet: Complete String Quartets Vol.2/Glazunov.
- MD&G.
- 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 23, K.488 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.- Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 & No.23, K. 488.
- Chandos.
- 7.
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Amy Beach
Op. 54, No. 1: Scottish Legend
Performer: Bengt Forsberg.- Neglected Works For Piano.
- db Productions.
- 5.
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Jean Cras
Quintette: I. Assez anime
Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.- French Music for Flute, Harp And String Trio.
- SWR Classic.
- 1.
Broadcast
- Mon 7 Apr 202519:00BBC Radio 3
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