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The eclectic classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music by Coates, Chopin, Byrd, Bernstein, Bach, Mozart and Rachel Portman.

Take time out with a soundscape of classical music including Eric Coates's overture The Merrymakers, Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor which inspired the song "I'm always chasing rainbows" and the lilting waltz from Bernstein's Divertimento. Also in the mix are Byrd's Vigilate for 5 voices, Bach's "Awake, we are called by the voice of the watchmen" arranged for solo organ, a minuet for strings by Mozart and Rachel Portman's music for the film 'Emma'.

Producer: Ian Wallington

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Jul 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Eric Coates

    The Merrymakers

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Coates: Orchestral Works Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantasie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op 66

    Performer: Anna Vinnitskaya.
    • Alpha.
  • William Byrd

    Vigilate for 5 voices

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • The Tallis Scholars Sing William Byrd.
    • Gimell.
    • 1.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Waltz (Divertimento)

    Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

    Performer: Simon Preston.
    • DG.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet in B flat major, K 458, 'Hunt' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cropper. Performer: Ronald Birks. Performer: Robin Ireland. Performer: Bernard Gregor-Smith. Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • Mozart: Oboe Quartet/Horn Quintet: The Lindsays.
    • ASV.
    • 2.
  • Rachel Portman

    Emma; Main Titles

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • Emma.
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Jul 2023 19:00

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