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Half an hour of the finest classical music

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises; includes music by Arthur Benjamin, Stanford, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Zelenka and Verdi.

30 minutes

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Tue 11 Oct 2022 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Arthur Benjamin

    Jamaican Rumba

    Music Arranger: Reginald Kell. Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • ASV.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue Bird

    Choir: Oxford Camerata. Conductor: Jeremy Summerly.
    • NAXOS.

  • Derek Bourgeois

    Serenade

    Ensemble: Ad Hoc Orchestra. Conductor: Derek Bourgeois.
    • Crazy.
    • HAFABRA Music.
    • 2.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (Waltz of the Flowers)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: AndrΓ© Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 21.

  • FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
    • Chandos.

  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Trio sonata no.4 in G minor (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Zefiro.
    • Zelenka: Sonatas 1,3 & 4.
    • ASTREE.
    • 10.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Vergine degli angeli from La Forza del destino

    Singer: Leontyne Price. Orchestra: Orchestra della RCA Italiana. Choir: Coro della RCA Italiana. Conductor: Thomas Schippers.
    • RCA Red Seal.

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Oct 2022 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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