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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

The specially curated Classical Mixtape 鈥 including a contrast in seasons, from Gershwin鈥檚 鈥楽ummertime鈥, to Geoff Lawson鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥楩or Now I am Winter鈥.

The specially curated Classical Mixtape 鈥 30 minutes of musical delight and discovery. Tonight鈥檚 mix looks at a contrast in seasons, from Gershwin鈥檚 鈥楽ummertime鈥, to Geoff Lawson鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥楩or Now I am Winter鈥. There鈥檚 a touch of magic in the air with Paul Dukas鈥檚 鈥楾he Sorcerer鈥檚 Apprentice鈥 before a blast from the organ in Camille Saint-Saens鈥檚 Symphony No. 3 in C Minor 鈥楩inale鈥.

Producer: Meg Iliff-Rolfe

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg concerto no. 2 in F major BWV.1047 - mov. 1

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • George Gershwin

    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

    Performer: Wayne Marshall.
    • A Gershwin Songbook & Improvisations.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 7.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's apprentice

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Peter and the Wolf.
    • CALA.
    • 28.
  • Derek Bourgeois

    Serenade Op.22

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Michael Antrobus.
    • Chandos.
  • 脫lafur Arnalds

    For Now I Am Winter

    Composer: Arnor Dan Arnarson. Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Performer: VOCES8.
    • Decca.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony' - finale

    Performer: Olivier Latry. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Feb 2023 19:00

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