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Radio 3,19 Jan 2026,30 mins

A 30-minute prescription for calm

Classical Mixtape

Available for 27 days

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring the dance by the daughter of a Bedouin tribe as depicted in Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt, and a lullaby from Vivaldi’s setting of Psalm 127 performed on the chalumeau (the predecessor of the modern-day clarinet), plus pianist Vikingur Ólafsson delves into Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Drone mass: Divine Objects (Pt. 2)
    Drone mass: Divine Objects (Pt. 2)
    Jóhann Jóhannsson
  3. 2.
    Prelude in E Minor, BWV 855
    Prelude in E Minor, BWV 855
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3.
    Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt, Op.23
    Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt, Op.23
    Edvard Grieg