Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music to help wind down at the end of the day, including works by Richard Rodney Bennett, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Bizet.
Half an hour of specially curated classical music including Richard Rodney Bennett's waltz from Murder on the Orient Express, Bizet's Danse Bohemienne from Carmen arranged for accordion and the Danse from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Africa Suite. Along the way there's also music by Caroline Shaw, Haydn, Monkitsi Seoketsa, Chopin and Alessandro Marcello.
Producer: Ian Wallington
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Richard Rodney Bennett
Murder on the Orient Express (Waltz)
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 2.
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Caroline Shaw
Plan & Elevation (The Beech Tree)
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Orange.
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Georges Bizet
A la bohemienne (Carmen)
Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Ensemble: Nuevo Mundo. -
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major H.7e.1 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Sergei Nakariakov. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jes煤s L贸pez Cobos. -
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Monkitsi Seoketsa
Dumisa [Praise]
Choir: The SDASA Chorale. -
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Minute Waltz
Performer: Fredrik Ull茅n. -
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Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor (1st mvt)
Performer: Douglas Boyd. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Alexander Schneider. -
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Danse (African Suite Op.35)
Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Feb 2021 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Mon 4 Mar 2024 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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