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A 30-minute mix of delightful classical music.

Half an hour of back-to-back classical music to help you wind down at the end of the day, featuring music by Handel, Chopin and Britten.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 11 Jan 2024 19:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Glory be to the Father (Te Deum and Jubilate for the peace of Utrecht)

    Choir: Choir of Christ Church College, Oxford. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Simon Preston.
  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Study No 2 in A flat major (Nouvelles Γ©tudes)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Performer: Vovka Ashkenazy.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple symphony Op.4 (Playful pizzicato)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Britten: Young person's guide to the orchestra etc: LSO/ECO/Britten.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Concerto Γ  5 in D minor, Op 9 No 2 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Malcolm Messiter. Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Director: Robert Salter.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    When the night wind howls (Ruddigore)

    Librettist: W. S. Gilbert. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: Radiokören. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Bryn Terfel: Bad Boys; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.
  • William Bolcom

    The Graceful Ghost (Three Ghost Rags)

    Performer: Donna Coleman.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    La tregenda (Le Villi)

    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
  • Robert Russell Bennett

    Rag (Suite of Old American Dances)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Bennett: Works for Wind Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 30 May 2018 19:00
  • Fri 21 Aug 2020 19:00
  • Thu 11 Jan 2024 19:00

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