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A festive classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of Christmassy classical music, packed with familiar favourites and lesser-known gems of seasonal repertoire.

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Tue 23 Dec 202519:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Reena Esmail

    The Unexpected Early Hour (from A Winter Breviary)

    Ensemble: Gesualdo Six.
    • Carols for Choirs 6.
    • Oxford University Press.

  • John Jacob Niles

    I Wonder as I Wander (Arr. for String Quartet by Reena Esmail)

    Music Arranger: Reena Esmail. Ensemble: Miró Quartet.
    • Hearth.
    • Pentatone.
    • 104.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker: Berliner Philharmoniker/Rattle.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 12.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux Aurumque

    • Signum Records.

  • Peter Warlock

    Capriol Suite: V. Pied-en-l'air

    Music Arranger: Matthew Knight. Ensemble: Septura.
    • Christmas with Septura.
    • Naxos.
    • 1001.

  • John Tavener

    Mother of God, here I stand (The Veil of the Temple)

    Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • The Marian Collection.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 3.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Bogoróditse Djévo

    Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
    • Advent Calendar.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Weihnachtsmusik for 2 Violins, Cello, Harmonium and Piano

    • Believe International.

  • Sir James MacMillan

    O Radiant Dawn

    Choir: Apollo5.
    • VCM RECORDS.

Broadcast

  • Tue 23 Dec 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3

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