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Take time out with a relaxing classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including music by Vivaldi and Bach, as well as Barber's stunning Adagio for strings. To listen on most smart speakers just say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape'.

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Thu 4 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297, 'Winter' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Vivaldi: Nigel Kennedy, Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • EMI.
    • 14.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Piano Sonata No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: I. Andante

    Performer: Peter Jacobs.
    • The Silent Pool: British Piano Music by Women Composers.
    • Heritage Records.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio - Cantata No. 2 (Sinfonia)

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio.
    • Linn Records.
    • 10.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • 100 Best Relaxing Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 11.

  • Jocelyn Pook

    Falling Slowly (Tin & Tina)

    Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London. Conductor: Jonathan Peter Kenny.
    • Tin & Tina.
    • Humming Records.
    • 2.

  • William Grant Still

    Mother and Child (Suite for violin and piano)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • Estrellita.
    • BIS.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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