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The perfect half hour of classical music

A sparkling selection of uplifting music to usher in July and the start of the holiday season. Featuring fish, a rainbow, a medieval hit and music by Gluck, Ravel and Gershwin.

A sparkling selection of uplifting music to usher in July and the start of the holiday season, featuring fish, birds, a medieval smash hit, and a Rainbow in Curved Air. With music by Gluck, Ravel and Gershwin, and performances by Evelyn Glennie, the King's Singers, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 19 Oct 2020 19:00

Music Played

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    La rencontre impr茅vue (Overture)

    Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln. Ensemble: Sarband.
    • ARCHIV.
  • Marcel Tournier

    Vers la source dans le bois

    Performer: Elinor Bennett.
    • Images and Impressions: Music for Flute & Harp.
    • Nimbus.
    • 17.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals (Aquarium)

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Philips.
  • Terry Riley

    A Rainbow in Curved Air

    Performer: Terry Riley.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op 33 No 3 (The Bird): 4th mvmt (Rondo - Presto)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Pietro Yon

    Toccatina (12 Divertimenti for Organ)

    Performer: Peter Crompton.
    • Toccatas and Roses, Peter Crompton.
    • Priory.
    • 7.
  • Antoine Brumel

    Tandernack

    Ensemble: Sour Cream.
  • Steve Martland

    Poor Roger

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Choir: The King鈥檚 Singers.
    • Street Songs.
    • RCA.
    • 1.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d'eau

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Spring Fairy (Cinderella, Op.87)

    Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Decca.
  • George Gershwin

    I Got Rhythm

    Performer: Django Reinhardt. Performer: St茅phane Grappelli. Ensemble: Quintette du Hot Club de France.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Jul 2018 19:00
  • Mon 19 Oct 2020 19:00

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