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30 minutes of classical inspiration

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including piano music by Chopin, sparkling horn playing and exquisite singing.

Half an hour of specially-curated classical music choices to usher in your evening. Tonight's mix features brilliant brass music by Malcolm Arnold, an exquisite song by Fanny Mendelssohn and some sparkling horn and quicksilver piano playing from former 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artists Alec Frank-Gemmill and Mariam Batsashvili.

Producer: David Fay

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Brass Quintet No 1, Op 73 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Munich Brass Ensemble.
    • Munich Brass.
    • Orfeo.
    • 303.
  • Gerald Finzi

    My Lovely One, Op 27 No 1

    Performer: Christopher Whitton. Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Christopher Robinson.
    • A Finzi Anthology.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Clara Schumann

    Romance in B flat major, Op.22 no.3

    Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Lisa Batiashvili plays Brahms & C. Schumann.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.
  • Johann Baptist Georg Neruda

    Horn Concerto in E Flat Major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Alec Frank-Gemmill. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.
    • Before Mozart: Early Horn Concertos.
    • BIS.
    • 301.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Sehnsucht, H-U 217

    Performer: Dmitry Ablogin. Singer: Kateryna Kasper.
    • Lieder By Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn.
    • TYXArt.
    • 16.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Septet in E flat major, Op 20 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Wigmore Soloists.
    • Beethoven and Berwald: Septets.
    • BIS.
    • 102.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in A flat major Op.42

    Performer: Mariam Batsashvili.
    • Warner.

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Jul 2023 19:00

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