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An uplifting classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by Mozart, Karl Jenkins, Percy Grainger, and William Grant Still.

Half an hour of back to back classical music to help you wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's mix includes a charming piano concerto by Mozart, an achingly beautiful song about grief by William Grant Still, and an attractive "Romanze" for harp, cello and strings by Leo Weiner. Percy Grainger goes rogue with some Bach, and there's one of Sir Karl Jenkins' most popular and moving choral works - the Agnus Dei from his Mass for Peace, "The Armed Man". The sequence ends with a little known but delightful trio by the French, early 20th century composer Charlotte Sohy.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Nov 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto no. 4 in G major K.41 for piano and orchestra; 2nd movement; Andante

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Sony.

  • William Grant Still

    Grief

    Singer: Lucas Meachem. Performer: Irina Meachem.
    • Rubicon.

  • Leó Weiner

    Romanze

    Performer: Ditta Rohmann. Performer: Melinda Felletár. Orchestra: MÁV Szimfonikus zenekar. Conductor: Valéria Csányi.
    • Weiner: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Percy Grainger

    Blithe Bells (a free ramble on J. S. Bach's aria 'Sheep may Graze in Safety')

    Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Hopkins.
    • ABC CLASSICS.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in A major, Op 28 No 7

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Chopin: 26 Preludes Scherzo NR. 2 - Martha Argerich.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 7.

  • Karl Jenkins

    Agnus Dei (The Armed Man)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Karl Jenkins: Motets.
    • DG.
    • 8.

  • Charlotte Sohy

    Trio, Op. 24: II. Andante

    Performer: Nikola Nikolov. Performer: Xavier Phillips. Performer: Célia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Charlotte Sohy: Piano Music.
    • La Boîte à Pépites.
    • 17.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Nov 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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