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Three hours of classical sparkle

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you’re preparing a feast or warming up with a cup of tea.

Today, Sarah revels in all three movements of Shostakovich’s second piano concerto - both ebullient and mournful, and there’s a glittering violin concerto by Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen.

There are also shimmering strings and bold brass from John Barry, and this week’s Choral Reflection is by David Lang, with a piece which embraces the never ending cycles of life.

Plus, music inspired by a park with a view in South East London…

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.

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Sun 2 Nov 202509:00
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Music Played

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet in E major, Op 11 No 5 (3rd mvt, Minuet)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 7.

  • Carl Reinecke

    Flute Concerto in D major, Op 283 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Hague Residentie Orchestra.
    • Great Works for Flute & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Henry Purcell

    Suite from Abdelazer, Z 570 (1st mvt, Rondeau)

    Conductor: Jeanne Lamon. Orchestra: Tafelmusik.
    • A Baroque Feast (Extended).
    • Analekta.
    • 5.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet in C sharp minor

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Hyperion.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Grand Waltz, arr for solo violin and orchestra (Cinderella, Op 87)

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Music Arranger: Tamás Batiashvili. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Visions Of Prokofiev.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Symphony No 10 in B minor, MWV N 10

    Conductor: Jörg Widmann. Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.
    • Channel Classics.

  • David Lang

    again (after ecclesiastes)

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Choir: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    A Little Prayer

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Rhythm Song.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 10.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Conductor: Rory Macdonald. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Our Gilded Veins.
    • Linn Records.
    • 6.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Sonata Württemberg No 2 in A flat major, Wq 49/2, H 31 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Cherry Blossoms (Version for Mixed Choir)

    Choir: SWR Vokalensemble. Conductor: Marcus Creed.
    • Japan.
    • SWR Classic.
    • 11.

  • Georgs Pelēcis

    Flowering Jasmine

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Ensemble: Kremerata Baltica.
    • De Profundis.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 11.

  • Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger

    Frosoblomster (Froso-Flowers), Book 1, Op. 16 (Till rosorna)

    Performer: Christian Bergqvist. Performer: Mats Bergström.
    • Nordic Spring.
    • Swedish Society.
    • 4.

  • Rachel Portman

    'Chocolat' - Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique (2nd mvmt, Un Bal)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Lso Live.

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Language of the Birds, JS 62 (Wedding March)

    Conductor: Leif Segerstam. Orchestra: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102

    Performer: Simon Trpceski. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru. Orchestra: Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava.
    • Linn Records.

  • Franz Liszt

    Transcendental Etude No 10 (Live)

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.

  • Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen

    Violin Concerto in B flat major, Op 3 No 1 (3rd mvt, Rondo)

    Performer: Zefira Valova. Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro.
    • Aparté.

  • Hugh Shrapnel

    Hilly Fields for Wind Quintet (4th mvt, 'Blythe Hill')

    Ensemble: Camarilla Ensemble.
    • CONVIVIUM.

  • Philip van Wilder

    Arthur's Dump

    Performer: Christopher Wilson.
    • Rosa - Elizabethan Lute Music.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 9.

  • John Barry

    Out of Africa (Main Theme)

    Music Arranger: Nic Raine. Conductor: Nick Ingman. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Hollywood Blockbusters.
    • RPO Records.
    • 6.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 46 in B major, Hob.I.46 (4th mvt)

    Music Arranger: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • LSO Live.

  • Heinrich Isaac

    O decus ecclesiae (2nd mvt, 'Te laudant omnes')

    Choir: Cinquecento.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Nov 202509:00
    BBC Radio 3