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Music and Nature
As part of the BBC's Wellbeing Week, Radio 3 Unwind's Niall Breslin curates a mixtape on the theme of Music and Nature. In this edition, expect soaring birds, spring sounds, a calm sea in summer and snowdrops in the winter.
Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.
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Sun 25 May 202517:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind
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Max Richter
The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed: Spring 0 + Spring 1
Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Max Richter.- The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1-2.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sheep may safely graze (Cantata BWV.208)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestrator: Neville Marriner.- The Best of The Academy.
- EMI Classics.
- 2.
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John Rutter
For the Beauty of the Earth
Performer: Wayne Marshall.- Decca.
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George Fenton
Birds Eye View
Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: George Fenton.- Wild Isles: Our Precious Isles (music from TV series soundtrack).
- Shogun Music Ltd.
- 04.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
The Blue Bird
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
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Joanna Marsh
In Winter's House
Music Arranger: Julian Azkoul. Orchestra: United Strings of Europe. Conductor: Julian Azkoul.- Renewal.
- BIS.
- 101.
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Grace Williams
Calm Sea in Summer (Sea Sketches)
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.- Resonus.
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Edwin York Bowen
The snowdrop, or summer-geck (Fragments from Hans Anderson)
Performer: Nicolas Namoradze.- Hyperion.
Broadcasts
- Tue 13 May 202519:00BBC Radio 3
- Sun 25 May 202517:30BBC Radio 3 Unwind

