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Clara Amfo

What happens when an RnB fan with a musical theatre obsession tries out Clemmie's classical mix?

Clemmie's guest is Radio 1 DJ and Live Lounge host, Clara Amfo. So what happens when a hip hop and RnB fan with a musical theatre obsession tries out classical? We take a trip into Clara's imagination as she describes a love scene conjured up by Beethoven and suggests why she thinks classical music works so well when sampled.

Clara's playlist in full

Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Jordi Savall: Canarios
Olafur Arnalds: Eyes Shut
Chopin: Nocturne in C minor
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Alissa Firsova: Stabat Mater
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

Bonus tracks

Debussy: Clair de lune
Morten Lauridsen: Les Chansons des Roses
James MacMillan: Gallant Weaver
Eric Whitacre: Sleep

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30 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Jan 2019 00:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Suite bergamasque (Clair de lune)

    Performer: Alain Planès.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner: Alain Planes.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 3.

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pré.
    • 100 Best Relaxing Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.

  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs)

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Performer: Gerhard Bosse. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; 6 Orchestral Songs - Norman, Gewandhausorchester L.
    • Philips.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Alissa Firsova

    Stabat Mater

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Spirit, Strength & Sorrow.
    • Coro.
    • 2.

  • Improvisation

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    Ensemble: Tembembe Ensamble Continuo. Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • El Nuevo Mundo: Folías Criollas.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 12.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Eyes Shut - Nocturne in C Minor

    Composer: Ólafur Arnalds. Performer: Alice Sara Ott.

  • Darius Milhaud

    "La Cheminée du Roi René" (excerpt from Madrigal-Nocturne)

    Ensemble: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra.
    • GBÂ鶹ԼÅÄ.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 23 Jul 2018 00:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
  • Mon 7 Jan 2019 00:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3

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