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Wednesday - Hannah's classical commute

Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring January Joy listener requests, plus daily insights into the music of Hildegard von Bingen and the musicianship of conductor Bernard Haitink.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Jan 2022 06:30

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18

    Performer: Nicolas Namoradze.
    • Arabesque.
    • Steinway and Sons.
    • 201.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Columba aspexit

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Performer: Doreen Muskett. Choir: Gothic Voices. Director: Christopher Page.
    • HYPERION.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.
    • Rachmaninov-Shostakovich.
    • ONYX.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • PHI LPH035.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Le rappel des oiseaux (Pieces de Clavecin)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • DG.
  • Aaron Copland

    Quiet City

    Performer: Stephen Taylor. Performer: Raymond Mase. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Tu vois le feu du soir

    Author: Paul 脡luard. Singer: Pierre Bernac. Performer: Francis Poulenc.
    • Soir茅e Fran莽aise.
    • SONY.
    • 5.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 in E

    Performer: Lina Tur Bonet. Ensemble: Musica Alchemica.
    • La Gioia.
    • PAN CLASSICS.
  • Toumani Diabat茅 & Sidiki Diabat茅

    Rachid Ouiguini

    • Toumani & Sidiki.
    • World Circuit.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    Sir猫nes (Nocturnes)

    Choir: Women's Voices of the Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Philips.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G Minor Z.730

    Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols.
    • Purcell: Fantazias.
    • BIS.
    • 801.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Madrigal (The Chalk Garden)

    Performer: Peter Fisher. Performer: Margaret Fingerhut.
    • Arnold: A Centenary Celebration.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 1201.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Whistle Down the Wind - Prelude and Main Title

    Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • Whistle Down the Wind (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Disques Cin茅musique.
    • 1.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Hobson's Choice (Finale)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no. 6 in D major H.1.6 (Le Matin): 1st mvt

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032 - Les Heures du Jour.
    • Alpha.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O choruscans stellarum

    Singer: Barbara Thornton.
    • deutsche harmonia mundi.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Antiqui Sancti

    Singer: Anna-Maria Hefele. Performer: Anna-Liisa Eller.
    • ECM.
  • Tarik O鈥橰egan

    Columba aspexit

    Singer: Sarah Shorter. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Director: Timothy Brown.
    • Tarik O'Regan - Voices.
    • Collegium Records.
    • 7.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Yuri Yurov. Performer: Mikhail Milman. Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.
    • Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Souvenir De Florence.
    • Teldec.
    • 9.
  • Django Reinhardt

    Minor Swing

    Composer: St茅phane Grappelli. Ensemble: Quintette du Hot Club de France.
    • WARNER BROS RECORDS.
  • Edward Bairstow

    Prelude in C major

    Performer: Francis Jackson.
    • Bairstow: Organ works: Francis Jackson.
    • Mirabilis.
    • 1.
  • Francis Jackson

    Evening Service in G: Nunc dimittis

    Performer: Benjamin Morris. Choir: Choir of York Minster. Director: Robert Sharpe.
    • Beatam.
  • Richard Strauss

    Violin Concerto in D minor, TrV 110 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.
    • Strauss: Concertante Works.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 008.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Carnival of the Animals; Bizet: Jeux d'enfants; Ravel: Mother Goose.
    • Lso Live.
    • 104.
  • Albert Roussel

    Divertissement Op.6

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.
    • Chandos.

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