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A relaxing half hour of classical music

Relax and enjoy the sunshine with half an hour of uninterrupted music, including works by Madeleine Dring, Eric Whitacre, Kathryn Tickell, Ravel and Gershwin. An eclectic mix of classical, folk and jazz to soothe the senses.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 31 May 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • Manuel de Falla

    The Miller's Dance (The Three-Cornered Hat)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Fr眉hbeck de Burgos.
    • Falla: Spanish Songs etc.: De Los Angeles/Giulini/Fruhbeck de Burgos.
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise, Op.34 no.14

    Music Arranger: David Campbell. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Piers Lane.
    • The Virtuoso Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No 140 (Opening chorus, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Archiv.
  • Madeleine Dring

    Colour Suite; Blue Air

    Performer: Paul Guinery.
    • EM RECORDS.
  • Kathryn Tickell

    April

    Ensemble: The Kathryn Tickell Band.
    • Park Records.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Petit Poucet (Ma m猫re l'oye)

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Yannick Nezet-Seguin Ravel Rotterdam Phiharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 14.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Rakut (Five Hebrew Love Songs)

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Choir: Laudibus. Ensemble: Pavao Quartet. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Eric Whitacre, Light & Gold.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • George Gershwin

    Fascinating Rhythm

    Composer: Ira Gershwin. Ensemble: The Julian Bliss Septet.
    • I Got Rhythm.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 107.

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 May 2021 19:00

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