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Power through with classical music

An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises; including music by Beethoven, Donizetti, Brahms, Bach and Faure.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • The Beethoven Symphonies: Live from the Edinburgh Festival.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore: Sutherland/Pavarotti/ECO/Bonynge.
    • Decca.
    • 11.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Trio in E flat major Op.40 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Itzhak Perlman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon.
    • DG.
    • 8.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Dornr枚schen Tone-Pictures (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Anton Rickenbacher.
    • Humperdinck: Fairy-tale music: Bamberger Symphoniker/Rickenbacher.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV.875

    Performer: H茅l猫ne Grimaud.
    • Helene Grimaud - Perspectives.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 1.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Agnus Dei (Requiem, Op.48)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 Dec 2022 19:00

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