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Your daily classical soundtrack

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Pour yourself a cuppa or a glass of something nice, sit back, and enjoy an uninterrupted half hour of cheering classical music. Included on the menu is Britten's joyous "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", some lush orchestral sounds from George Michael, a beautiful choral work yearning for better times by John Rutter, a comedy film score from Malcolm Arnold, and Stephen Hough's delightful arrangement of "My Favourite Things".

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Jan 2024 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op.324

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • TELDEC.

  • Richard Rodgers

    My Favourite Things (The Sound of Music)

    Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.

  • Cole Porter

    It's Allright With Me

    Music Arranger: Rob Mounsey.

  • Antonio Bazzini

    The Dance of the Goblins Op.25

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Peter Nagy.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Belles of St Trinian's (Prelude)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Luigi Denza

    Finiculi, FiniculΓ΅

    Lyricist: Giuseppe Turco. Music Arranger: Giancarlo Chiaramello. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Choir: Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Conductor: Anton Guadagno.

  • John Rutter

    Look to the day

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Performer: John Birch. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Rutter.

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Pictures from an Exhibition)

    Orchestrator: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: Mariinsky Orchestra. Conductor: Valery Gergiev.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird's Dance & The Firebird Variation (Firebird Suite)

    Orchestra: Bastille Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 (Variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 5 Nov 2020 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
  • Tue 30 Jan 2024 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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