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Half an hour of the finest classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of Halloween-themed music, from Danny Elfman's score to the film The Nightmare Before Christmas to Bartok's Transylvanian Dances.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including the end credits from Danny Elfman's score to the film The Nightmare Before Christmas and Robert McBride's Pumpkin Eater's Little Fugue. Plus, the aria from Bach's Goldberg Variations and Bartok's Transylvanian Dances.

Produced by Calantha Bonnissent

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 Oct 2023 19:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Robert McBride

    Pumpkin Eater's Little Fugue

    Orchestra: New Symphony Orchestra of London. Conductor: Tutti Camarata.
    • NAXOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Aria)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Erato.

  • Heino Eller

    Twilight [Videvik] - symphonic poem

    Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Olari Elts.
    • Eller: Symphonic Poems.
    • Ondine.
    • 301.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Romanian Folk Dances for piano (Transylvanian Stamping Dance)

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Dance: Works for piano: Kathryn Stott.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Paul Mealor

    Now sleeps the crimson petal

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Paul Mealor: A Tender Light: Tenebrae/RPO/Short.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Elegy (Two Pieces for String Quartet)

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.

  • L茅o Delibes

    Flower Duet (Lakm茅)

    Singer: Joan Sutherland. Singer: Jane Berbi茅. Orchestra: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • DECCA.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Study in A flat major, Op 25 No 1

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Danny Elfman

    End Credits

    Performer: Danny Elfman. Conductor: J.A.C. Redford.
    • The Nightmare Before Christmas.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 21.

Broadcast

  • Tue 31 Oct 2023 19:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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