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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Today's mix includes music by Brahms, Chopin, Grieg and Holst, plus polyphony from Heinrich Isaac and something enchanting from Thea Musgrave.

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 7 in A major

    Ensemble: Katia Lab猫que.
    • The Hungarian Dances.
    • Philips Classics.
    • 7.
  • Thea Musgrave

    Song of the Enchanter

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
  • Heinrich Isaac

    Virgo prudentissima

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • FROM THE IMPERIAL COURT: MUSIC FOR THE HOUSE OF HAPSBURG / STILE ANTICO.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 11.
  • Eugen d鈥橝lbert

    String Quartet no.1 in A minor, Op.7 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Sarastro Quartett.
    • Christophorus.
  • Ivor Gurney

    Sleep (5 Elizabethan Songs)

    Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Warner.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in D flat major, Op 64 No 1 ('Minute Waltz')

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • The Chopin Experience.
    • Warner Classics and Jazz.
    • 1.
  • Gustav Holst

    Fantasia on the Dargason (Suite in F major for military band, Op 28 No 2)

    Ensemble: Cleveland Symphonic Winds. Conductor: Frederick Fennell.
    • Telarc.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite: Praeludium

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: String Serenade: Orheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 1 Aug 2022 19:00

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