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Classical music on the go

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises

From a dancing Vivaldi flute concerto to Mayerl's Phil the Fluter's Ball; Shakespeare through the contrasting lenses of Shostakovich and Amy Beach; Music for a Found Harmonium, an instrument used inventively by Rossini in his gloriously sunny Petite Messe Solennelle; and from Plain Blue/s by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson to The Colour Purple by Quincy Jones. Music to inspire, surprise and delight.

Produced by Graham Rogers

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 30 Aug 2022 19:30

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in F major RV.433, Op.10 No.1.......for flute and orch: 3rd mvt; Presto

    Performer: Wissam Boustany.
    • Nimbus.
  • William Percy French

    Phil the Fluter's Ball

    Music Arranger: Billy Mayerl. Performer: Susan Tomes.
    • Loose Elbows - Susan Tomes plays the piano music of Billy Mayerl.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 16.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Ball at the Castle (Hamlet, Op 116)

    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestral Suites, Chamber Symphonies.
    • Decca.
  • Amy Beach

    Through the house give glimmering light (3 Shakespeare Choruses)

    Ensemble: Etherea Vocal Ensemble.
    • Hymn to the Dawn.
    • Delos.
    • 403.
  • Simon Jeffes

    Music for a found harmonium

    Ensemble: Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
    • EMI.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Cum sancto spiritu (Petite Messe Solonnelle)

    Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Performer: Craig Sheppard. Performer: Paul Berkowitz. Performer: Richard Nunn. Conductor: Claudio Scimone.
    • Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Blue/s Forms - I. Plain Blue/s

    Performer: Randall Goosby.
    • Roots.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 2.
  • Quincy Jones

    The Color Purple Main Title (Arr. For piano trio)

    Ensemble: Boulanger Trio.
    • Berlin Classics.
  • Arthur Bliss

    Things to Come (March)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Classics for Pleasure.

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  • Tue 30 Aug 2022 19:30

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