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Expand your horizons with classical music

Take time out with half an hour of classical music, including Holst's Moorside Suite, Nkeiru Okoye's African Sketches and a choral version of Johann Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz.

Half an hour of back-to-back classical music to help you wind down after a busy day, including the March from Holst's A Moorside Suite for Brass Band, Nkeiru Okoye's Dusk from African Sketches and a choral version of Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz. Also in the mix is music by Salieri, Caplet and Franck.

Producer: Ian Wallington

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    March (A Moorside Suite)

    Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Conductor: Garry Cutt.
    • Brass From The Masters Vol. 2:.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Antonio Salieri

    Concerto in C major for flute and oboe (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Susan Milan. Performer: David Theodore. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
  • Andr茅 Caplet

    A la Francaise (2 Divertissements)

    Performer: Isabelle Moretti.
  • C茅sar Franck

    String Quartet in D (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Fitzwilliam String Quartet.
  • Nkeiru Okoye

    Dusk (African Sketches)

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR CLASSICS.
  • Johann Strauss II

    An der sch枚nen, blauen Donau, Op 314

    Choir: Vienna State Opera Choir. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jun 2021 19:00
  • Tue 25 Jun 2024 19:00

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