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Radio 3,12 Feb 2026,30 mins

Classical music for your journey

Classical Mixtape

Available for 23 days

30 minutes of back to back classical music to help you wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's sequence begins with a moonlit forest at dusk, as depicted by William Grant Still, and a riverside lament by the Renaissance Flemish composer Philipps de Monte. Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Fauré's wistful Faintaisie for flute sit alongside Ravel's impish "Il Pantoum" from his piano trio, and the day comes full circle with Handel's contemplative duet "As Steals the Morn". The thoughtful mood continues as the mixtape ends with an enchanting arrangement for 12 cellos of "The Windmills of your Mind" by Michel Legrand. Producer: Helen Garrison

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Wood Notes (Moon Dusk)
    Wood Notes (Moon Dusk)
    William Grant Still
  3. 2.
    Super flumina Babylonis
    Super flumina Babylonis
    Philippe de Monte
  4. 3.
    Symphony no.1 in D major Op.25 'Classical' (2nd mvt)
    Symphony no.1 in D major Op.25 'Classical' (2nd mvt)
    Sergey Prokofiev