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Radio 3,17 Apr 2025,30 mins

Classical music for your journey

Classical Mixtape

Available for 29 days

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music - from the romantic depth of Bottesini’s Gran Concerto for double bass to the luminous serenity of Ola Gjeilo’s Ubi Caritas. Haydn’s shadowed Trio in F-sharp minor offers classical elegance with a twist of emotional unrest, while Brahms’ Intermezzo Op.117 No. 1 wraps us in quiet introspection. Agustín Barrios Mangoré offers a tenderness with his timeless guitar miniature Julia Florida. We also shine a light on voices less often heard: Leokadiya Kashperova’s hauntingly atmospheric Night for female chorus and finish with Alice Mary Smith’s second piece of her graceful Six Short Pieces for Piano. Produced by Zara Siddiqi.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Gran Concerto in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)
    Gran Concerto in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)
    Giovanni Bottesini
  3. 2.
    Ubi Caritas
    Ubi Caritas
    Ola Gjeilo
  4. 3.
    Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. XV:26: II. Adagio cantabile
    Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, Hob. XV:26: II. Adagio cantabile
    Joseph Haydn