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The eclectic classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including Dvorak's American Quartet, a Lyric Waltz for jazz band by Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings.

Produced by Laura Yogasundram.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet no.12 in F major, Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Dvorak String Quartets - Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 8.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    O ciechi, ciechi (Selva morale)

    Director: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen. Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Singer: Grace Davidson. Singer: Simon Berridge. Singer: Mark Dobell. Singer: Robert Macdonald.
    • Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale, Volume 2: The Sixteen.
    • Coro.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in C major, Op 28 No 1

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 1.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for jazz band (Waltz 2)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.14 in E flat major K.449 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 3.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Songs of Travel: 7. Whither Must I wander?

    Performer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • DG.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Serenade for Strings, Op 48 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Charles Munch. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • Charles Munch: Late Romantic Masterpieces.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Nov 2023 19:00

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