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Half an hour of the finest classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world. Today's mixtape includes music by J S Bach, Janacek, Richard Strauss, Haydn, Bernstein, Rameau and Rachmaninov.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 25 Jan 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV.881 (Book 2, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 17.
  • Richard Strauss

    St盲ndchen, Op 17 No 2

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Christiane Karg.
    • Heimliche Aufforderung - Secret Invitation.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
    • 2.
  • 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.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for clarinet and jazz orchestra

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • The Jazz Album: London Sinfonietta/Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 5.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Paladins (Air de furie)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt.
    • Rameau: Suite Les Paladins: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Leonhardt.
    • Philips.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Sharp Minor, Op.1: II. Andante

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 102.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Katya Kabanova (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Sir Charles Mackerras Conducts Janacek.
    • Supraphon.
    • SU 3739-2032.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 25 Jan 2023 19:00

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