Three hours of classical sparkle
Let Sarah Walker guide you through three hours of attractive and uplifting classical music to refresh your spirit this Sunday.
This week, Sarah's selections include music from a famous film score by Prokofiev, jaw-dropping fireworks and beautiful melodies from Tchaikovsky and J.S Bach.
Sarah's Choral Reflection features the choir of Jesus College, Cambridge singing a beautiful piece by Eleanor Daley - Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart, commissioned in 1999 to celebrate a 45 year wedding anniversary.
Plus, pianists Katia & Marielle Labeque go for a musical dog walk and Michael Nyman chases sheep…
A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Canzon duodecimi toni à 10, C.179
Ensemble: Empire Brass Quintet and friends. Conductor: Rolf Smedvig.- Gabrieli: Empire brass quintet/Smedvig.
- TELARC.
- 001.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No 10 in B flat major, K 361, 'Gran Partita' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: LSO Wind Ensemble.- 25 Years of LSO Live.
- LSO Live.
- 24.
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Edward Elgar
Chanson de matin, No 1 Op 15
Performer: Sir Stephen Cleobury. Music Arranger: Herbert Brewer.- Priory Records Ltd.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
3 Piezas españolas [3 Spanish Pieces] (No 3, 'Zapateado')
Performer: Jérémy Jouve.- Naxos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F, BWV 1047
Conductor: Richard Egarr. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Eleanor Daley
Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart
Lyricist: Trad.. Choir: The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge. Conductor: Benjamin Sheen.- CRD.
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Giuseppe Verdi
The Sicilian Vespers (Overture)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- DG.
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Pamela Harrison
Chiddingstone Cherry Pickers (Anderida, No 4)
Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.![]()
Sergey Prokofiev
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op 60
Performer: David Zauder. Conductor: George Szell. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Sony Classical.
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Henry Purcell
Chacony in G minor
Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Ensemble: Chaos String Quartet.![]()
John Field
Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major, H 27 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Míċeál O'Rourke. Conductor: Matthias Bamert. Orchestra: London Mozart Players.- Chandos.
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Gregorio Allegri
Miserere Mei
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Lux.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 6.
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Johnny Douglas
Perks Must be About It (The Railway Children)
Orchestra: Johnny Douglas Orchestra. Conductor: Johnny Douglas.- DULCIMA.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lake in the Mountains
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- Hyperion.
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Pau Casals
Sardana
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Guy Johnston. Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.- DECCA.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No 3 in D major, D 200
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Michael Nyman
Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds (2004 Digital Remaster)
Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Orchestra: Zoo Orchestra.- EMI Classics.
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John Eccles
The Mad Lover Suite (Air on a Grounnd No 3)
Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Performer: Thomas Dunford.- The Mad Lover.
- harmonia mundi.
- 28.
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Gabriel Jackson
I Gaze upon You
Lyricist: Paul Éluard. Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto In D major, Op 35, TH 59 (1st mvt)
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite no.2 in A minor BW. 807 (Prelude)
Music Arranger: Colin Currie. Music Arranger: Sam Walton. Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton.- Striking a Balance.
- EMI.
- 11.
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Madeleine Dring
Three Piece Suite, arr for oboe & piano (2nd mvt, 'Romance')
Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Antonio Oyarzabal. Music Arranger: Roger Lord.- Chandos Records Ltd.
Broadcast
- Sun 21 Sep 202509:00BBC Radio 3
