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Power through with classical music

Classical greats including Haydn, Schumann and Brahms mix with Radiohead (as interpreted by Voces8) and Russian violinist extraordinaire Aleksey Igudesman, plus a song from sixteenth-century France by Pierre Guedron and a sublime Quintet by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Pierre Gu茅dron

    Aux plaisirs, aux delices, bergeres

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No.18

    Music Arranger: Thomas Dausgaard. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
    • Brahms: Orchestral Works.
    • BIS.
    • 206.
  • Aleksey Igudesman

    Katyusha Variations - for Irina Pak

    Performer: Aleksey Igudesman.
    • Fasten Seat Belts - Virtuoso Pieces For Solo Violin.
    • Orlando Records.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 101 in D major, 'The Clock' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Linn.
  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in F sharp minor, Op 28 No 2

    Performer: Alicia de Larrocha.
    • Liebestraum: Various Artists.
    • Decca.
  • Thom Yorke

    Pyramid Song

    Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Ensemble: VOCES8.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Stephan Siegenthaler. Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett.
    • British Clarinet Quintets.
    • CPO.
    • 6.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in F major Op.6`2

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Mar 2023 19:00

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