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In Tune's Classical Music Mixtape: an imaginative, eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. With music by Poulenc, Bach, Britten, Shostakovich and Handel
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Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata (1st mvt)
Music Arranger: Lennox Berkeley. Performer: Emily Beynon. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.- British Flute Concertos - Beynon/麻豆社 NOW/Tovey.
- Chandos.
- 10.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No 1 in B flat major for keyboard, BWV 825: Gigue
Performer: Igor Levit.- Igor Levit: Bach - Partitas.
- Sony Classical.
- 6.
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Bells; Intonazione ottavo tono; Canzona No.13 a 12
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Director: Paul McCreesh.- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker Suite (Russian Dance, 'Trepak')
Conductor: Lorin Maazel. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker Suite; Maazel, the Cleveland Orchestra.
- Telarc.
- 5.
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Benjamin Britten
Arethusa (Six Metamorphoses after Ovid)
Performer: Hansj枚rg Schellenberger.- Campanella.
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Henry Purcell
The Indian Queen Z.630 (Overture; Trumpet Tune)
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Purcell: The Indian Queen: Monteverdi Choir/English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner.
- Erato.
- 4-6.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Prelude and Fugue in B major, Op 87 No 11 (Fugue)
Performer: Tatiana Nikolayeva.- Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87: Tatiana Nicolayeva.
- Hyperion.
- 2.
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George Frideric Handel
"Mi lusinga", from Alcina
Singer: Della Jones. Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Handel: Alcina.
- EMI.
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- Fri 2 Jul 2021 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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