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Classical balm for the soul

Uplifting choral music opens and closes this evocative Classical Mixtape from BBC Radio 3. Relax into a 30-minute mix of music by composers of every century from the 16th onwards, seamlessly mixed for a laid-back listening experience. Producer: Christina Kenny

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Tue 25 Nov 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Thomas Tallis

    If ye love me

    Choir: The Cardinall’s Musick. Director: Andrew Carwood.
    • Tallis: Salve Intemerata Virgo.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Max Richter

    Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Autumn 3 (2012)

    Conductor: André de Ridder. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin.
    • Autumn 3 - Recomposed By Max Richter - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Fear Of Tigers.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 3.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers

    Music Arranger: Alexander Boldachev.
    • Christmas Harp.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Myrthen, Op 25 - I Widmung (Arr Clara Schumann for Piano)

    Music Arranger: Clara Schumann.
    • A Classical Dawn: Schumann.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 121.

  • James Pearson

    Introit-Somnium

    Composer: Eleanor March. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Ensemble: The Sixteen.
    • The Heart Beat Sessions.
    • CORO.
    • 4.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quintet in E flat major for oboe, 3 horns & bassoon, H19: II, Adagio maestoso

    Performer: Jenö Keveházi. Performer: János Keveházi. Performer: Sándor Berki. Performer: Otto Racz.
    • Beethoven: Chamber Music For Horns, Winds And Strings.
    • Naxos.
    • 8.

  • Thomas Adès

    Arcadiana (O Albion)

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Maurerische Trauermusik, K477

    Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington. Orchestra: London Classical Players.
    • Mozart: Requiem / Ave verum corpus / Maurerische Trauermusik.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 16.

  • Herbert Howells

    Magnificat 'Collegium Regale'

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Performer: Owain Park. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Nov 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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