Lighten the load with a special Roman classical mix
To celebrate the return of Civilisations to BBC Two, take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of Rome-inspired classical music.
To celebrate the return of Civilisations to BBC Two, take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of Rome-inspired classical music, including music by Handel and Respighi.
From Emperor Julius Caesar pacing determinedly in Handel's opera, to the richly scented Fountain's of Respighi's Rome; from one of the first women composers to Cinema Paradiso and Gladiator; this is half an hour of blissful Roman inspiration and calm.
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George Frideric Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto - opera: Act 1; Va tacito (Go silently)
Singer: Jennifer Larmore. Ensemble: Concerto Köln. Conductor: René Jacobs.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Susanna ab improbis senibus (Susannah seeing herself beset by the wicked elders)
Performer: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
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Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Music Arranger: Angela Morley. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- The Essential Itzhak Perlman.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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Alessandro Stradella
Sinfonia no.9
Ensemble: Repicco.- Assassini, assassinati.
- Ambronay.
- 108.
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Camilla de Rossi
O rallenta in me l'affanno (Oratorio Sant'Alessio)
Performer: Rosa Dominguez. Ensemble: Ensemble Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.- Pan Classics.
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Hans Zimmer
Maximus (From / "Gladiator / " Soundtrack)
Composer: Lisa Gerrard. Performer: Heitor Pereira.
Broadcast
- Mon 24 Nov 202519:00BBC Radio 3
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