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The perfect classical half hour

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

30 minutes

Music Played

  • L茅o Delibes

    Sous le d么me 茅pais (Lakm茅)

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Singer: Susan Graham. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing.
    • Guilty Pleasures.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 46 in B major, Hob.I.46 (4th mvt)

    Music Arranger: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • LSO Live.
  • Franz Liszt

    Grand galop chromatique

    Performer: Leslie Howard.
    • Liszt: Dances and Marches.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Duke Ellington

    Mood Indigo

    Composer: Barney Bigard. Performer: Louis Armstrong. Performer: Duke Ellington.
    • Parlophone.
  • Ferdinand Ries

    Flute Quartet No 2 in G Major, WoO 35 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Ardinghello Ensemble.
    • Ries: Flute Quartets, Vol. 2.
    • CPO.
    • 3.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Limpid Stream (Waltz)

    Orchestrator: Konstatin Titarenko. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites.
    • BIS.
    • 8.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance in G major, Op.40

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Beethoven: Violin concerto etc: Tetzlaff/Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich/Zinman.
    • Arte Nova Classics.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Nov 2022 19:00

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