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Switch up your listening with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites mixed with jazz, folk and music from around the world.

A joyful journey through classical favourites with some surprises, from Dvorak's exuberant Slavonic Dance in D major to Britten's Playful Pizzicato. Today's Classical Mixtape also includes Sheku Kanneh-Mason's beautiful interpretation of Scarborough Fair, Simon Keenlyside singing Ein Madchen oder Weibchen - Mozart's spirited aria from The Magic Flute - and Gabrieli's Jubilate Deo for 8 voices.

Producer: Elizabeth Arno

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Mar 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83 - No. 6 in D Major (Allegretto scherzando)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, Kk.72

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Jubilate Deo

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Ensemble: Nuova Musica. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.
  • Trad.

    Scarborough Fair

    Music Arranger: Simon Parkin. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Pl铆nio Fernandes.
    • DECCA.
  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Habanera

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chabrier: Orchestral works: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Jarvi.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ein M盲dchen oder Weibchen (The Magic Flute)

    Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ulf Schirmer.
    • Simon Keenlyside: Tales of Opera.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony Op.4)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 鈥 Modern & 20th Century Classics.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 3 Mar 2023 19:00

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