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Sean Rafferty's classical mix for Mental Health Awareness Week

Music for your Mind: as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Sean Rafferty handpicks 30 minutes of the finest classical music to help soothe the soul.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Anon.

    Alma Redemptoris mater (Old Hall MS)

    Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • The Old Hall Manuscript: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • EMI.
    • 19.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • HYPERION.
  • Richard Strauss

    Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 (arr. voice, clarinet & piano)

    Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Music Arranger: Julian Bliss. Music Arranger: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Ailish Tynan.
    • The Shepherd on the Rock.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 014.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quintet in C major, D. 956 - ii) Adagio

    Performer: Cleveland Quartet. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma.
    • SONY.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor, BWV.232 (Sanctus)

    Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Bach: Mass in B minor.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.
  • Franz Schubert

    Standchen [Leise Flehen]

    Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Mendelssohn etc: Songs without words: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection" - 5th movement

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir.
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 2.
    • Pentatone.
    • 106.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 May 2023 19:00

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