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Switch up your listening with classical music

Half-an-hour of classical music for Bank Holiday fun and relaxation, including works by Henry Purcell, Amy Beach and Arnold Bax.

Enter the Bank Holiday spirit with music by David Rose, Purcell arranged by Benjamin Britten, Lukas Foss and Anthony Holborne. Romp around North London with Albert Ketelbey's "Bank Holiday, 'appy 'ampstead", journey with Meredith Monk's "Night Travel" to far away places, and look out across the ocean with Peggy Lee's "Sea Fever". Let your mind wander with Amy Beach's "Dreaming", and Paul Reade's "Victorian Kitchen Garden", and welcome thoughts of Spring from Frank Bridge and Arnold Bax.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 1 Apr 2024 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Albert KetΓ¨lbey

    Bank holiday ['appy 'ampstead]

    Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Bob Sharples.
    • The World Of Ketelbey.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Orpheus Britannicus ('Tis holiday)

    Singer: Neil Mackie. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Steuart Bedford.
    • Britten: Serenade etc: Neil Mackie/Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Bedford.
    • EMI.
    • 14.

  • Meredith Monk

    Fields/Clouds (Book of Days)

    Singer: Johanna Arnold. Singer: Joan Barber. Singer: Andrea Goodman. Singer: Naaz Hosseini. Singer: Meredith Monk. Singer: Robert Een. Singer: John Eppler. Singer: Ching Gonzalez. Singer: Wayne Hankin. Singer: Nicky Paraiso. Singer: Timothy Sawyer.
    • ECM.

  • Amy Beach

    Dreaming

    Performer: Judith Herbert. Performer: Diana Ambache.
    • Beach: Violin Sonata Etc. - Ambache.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Lukas Foss

    Composer's Holiday (3 American Pieces)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • The American Album: Itzhak Perlman/Boston Symphony Orchestra/Ozawa.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 11.

  • Peggy Lee

    Sea Fever

    • Black Coffee And Sea Shells.
    • Island Records.

  • Paul Reade

    Summer (The Victorian Kitchen Garden)

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: Skaila Kanga.
    • Emma Johnson - Encores.
    • ASV.
    • 5.

  • Arnold Bax

    Spring Fire Symphony (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.

  • Frank Bridge

    Spring Song (4 Short Pieces)

    Performer: Steven Doane. Performer: Barry Snyder.
    • Bridge Records.

  • Anthony Holborne

    Heigh Ho Holiday Galliard

    Music Arranger: Mark Kroll. Ensemble: Canadian Brass.
    • Canadian Brass: English Renaissance Music.
    • CBS.
    • 4.

  • David Rose

    Holiday

    Orchestra: Unknown. Conductor: David Rose.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Video Album: Various Artists.
    • RCA.
    • 08.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Apr 2024 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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