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Radio 3,28 Dec 2025,89 mins

Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch traces a path towards Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a single-movement work for piano and orchestra, based on one of Paganini's Caprices for solo violin. On the way, we hear other rhapsodies by Gershwin and Brahms, sets of variations by Handel and Elgar,and music inspired by lakes. To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say: 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Map.'

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Caprice no.24 in A minor: Theme & Variations
    Caprice no.24 in A minor: Theme & Variations
    Niccolò Paganini
  3. 2.
    Caprice XXIV
    Caprice XXIV
    Niccolò Paganini
  4. 3.
    The Harmonious Blacksmith (from Keyboard Suite in E)
    The Harmonious Blacksmith (from Keyboard Suite in E)
    George Frideric Handel