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30 minutes of classical inspiration

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

29 minutes

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Sun 24 Aug 202517:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    6 Morceaux Op.19 for no.4; Nocturne (Andante sentimentale)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • ERATO.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Virtus Sapiente

    Music Arranger: Marianne Pfau. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
    • NONESUCH.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io pianga (Rinaldo)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Ensemble: Les Paladins. Director: Jérôme Corréas.
    • Alpha.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 - II. Larghetto

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • EMI.

  • James MacMillan

    A Child's Prayer

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Signum Classics.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 1 Aug 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 24 Aug 202517:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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