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Expand your horizons with classical music

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises, including music by Handel and Bach and Martha Argerich performing Prokofiev's 1st Piano Concerto. Nina Simone sings Gershwin, plus new music from composer Max Perryment.

Produced by Calantha Bonnissent

29 minutes

Last on

Wed 31 Aug 2022 19:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op 3 No 5 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists.
    • Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.3: English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner.
    • Apex.
    • 6.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 2 in D minor for violin solo, BWV 1004 (Gigue)

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova.
    • Bach: 6 Sonatas & Partitas.
    • Onyx.
    • 4.
  • Max Perryment

    Music at Night

    Performer: Azita Mehdinejad. Performer: Maria Rodriguez Reina.
  • George Gershwin

    I Love you Porgy

    Performer: Nina Simone.
    • USBMG0701041.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Piano Quartet in F sharp minor (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Notos Quartet.
    • RCA Red Seal.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 4 in F sharp minor

    Music Arranger: Paul Juon. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances &Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Wed 31 Aug 2022 19:00

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