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Music for the darkling hour

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sat 21 Jun 202522:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi

    Coral Reef

    • TRANSVERSALES DISQUES.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Alma redemptoris mater

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (Nocturne)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrique Bátiz.
    • RPO.

  • Tortoise

    Ten-Day Interval

    • CITY SLANG.

  • William Grant Still

    Moon Dusk (Wood Notes)

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • NAXOS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Lindenbaum (Winterreise D.911)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Performer: Helmut Deutsch.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Henry Purcell

    Fantazia no.2 in F major Z.733

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Yuki Fujiwara & Adam Rudolph

    The Red Devil Who Cried

    • DEFJAZ.

  • Radiohead

    Treefingers

    • CAPITOL.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Rain tree sketch II - In memoriam Olivier Messiaen

    Performer: Hélène Grimaud.
    • DG.

  • Owls

    Ricercar

    • NEW AMSTERDAM RECORDS.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O Sacrum convivium

    Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    3 Pieces in Old Style (no.3)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Bruce O’Neil.
    • DECCA.

  • Anon.

    Song on the Wedding of His Highness King Sigismund II

    Singer: Mariusz Gebel. Ensemble: Ars Nova. Director: Jacek Urbaniak.
    • Dux.

  • John Williams

    On Willows and Birches (On Willows)

    Performer: Ann Hobson Pilot. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Shi-Yeon Sung.
    • BSO.

  • Theresa Wong

    Sea Eating Sun

    • ROOM 40.

  • Juana Molina

    Yo Sé Que

    • DOMINO.

  • Angeline Bell

    Echoes

    Performer: Nikolas Sideris.

  • Richard Laurence

    Cottongrass

    • Cottongrass.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 May 202522:00
    BBC Radio 3 & BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 21 Jun 202522:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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