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Classical music for your journey

Today's mixtape begins with a sparkling piano quintet by Antonin Dvorak. We'll also hear toe-tapping clarinet playing from Wolfgang Meyer, a lesser heard Brazilian song by Chiquinha Gonzaga and a virtuosic finale from Max Bruch courtesy of violinist Renaud Capucon.

Producer: Nick Taylor

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Aug 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Quintet no.2 in A major Op.81 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Menahem Pressler. Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.
    • Erato.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Müsst ich auch, durch tausend Drachen, K 435

    Singer: Rolando Villazón. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • DG.
  • Mel Powell

    Clarinade

    Performer: Wolfgang Meyer. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Big Band. Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher.
    • EMI.
  • Camille Saintâ€Saëns

    Cello Sonata no.1 in C minor Op.32 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
    • Cello Music from Proust's Salons.
    • BIS.
    • 402.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No 2 in A major, Op 16

    Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • LSO Live.
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Rada Ioio

    Singer: Susie Georgiadis. Performer: Angiolina Sensale.
    • Drama Musica.
  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto (Finale)

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Erato.

Broadcast

  • Tue 10 Aug 2021 19:00

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