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Radio 3,02 Jan 2026,30 mins

A 30-minute prescription for calm

Classical Mixtape

Available for 20 days

Today's half hour of back to back classical music begins with a Schubert song sung by the peerless Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, which the composer Nicholas Britell used as inspiration for his score to popular HBO TV drama series Succession. Other music in the mix includes an enchanting waltz by Tchaikovsky, Butterworth's nostalgic Banks of Green Willow, a haunting performance for voice and piano of the Corpus Christi Carol by Britten, and music by the American composers William Grant Still and Randall Thompson. Producer: Helen Garrison To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Mixtape”.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ständchen (Schwanengesang, D 957)
    Ständchen (Schwanengesang, D 957)
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    Succession (Music from the TV drama series); Andante Espressivo - Number One Boy
    Succession (Music from the TV drama series); Andante Espressivo - Number One Boy
    Nicholas Britell
  4. 3.
    Valse sentimentale (6 Pieces Op.51)
    Valse sentimentale (6 Pieces Op.51)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky