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The perfect classical half hour

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including music by Chaminade, Glinka and Mozart.

30 minutes

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Friday19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 11: II. Andante

    Ensemble: The Rembrandt Trio.
    • Sono Luminus.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B flat major, K 361, 'Gran Partita' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Ensemble: Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer.
    • EMI.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Four Short Prayers of St Francis

    Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • OUR RECORDS.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Nocturne in E flat major

    Performer: Xavier de Maistre.
    • Sony.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Drobnosti Miniatures For Orchestra: III. Romance

    Orchestra: Camerata Nova.
    • Campion.

  • Maurice Duruflé

    Lux aeterna (Requiem, Op 9)

    Performer: Maurice Duruflé. Performer: Iain Simcock. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: James O’Donnell.
    • hyperion.

  • Edwin York Bowen

    Bowen: 24 Preludes in All Major and Minor Keys, Op. 102: No. 21 in B-Flat Major

    • Hyperion.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Andreas Brantelid. Performer: Marianna Shirinyan.
    • EMI.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Jun 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 22 Jun 202517:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Friday19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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