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A refreshing Sunday classical mix

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you鈥檙e keeping cosy inside or out for a brisk January walk.

Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning.

Easing into the first Sunday of the year with a gentle oboe melody from Frederick Delius, Sarah also discovers choral music by Owain Park that unfurls into gloriously layered harmony, and shares the inauspicious travel tale behind one of Glinka鈥檚 Italianate songs.

The morning takes a Scandinavian turn with a nimble Norwegian dance performed by pianist H氓kon Austb酶, and there鈥檚 also a pastoral Rhapsody from Hugo Alfv茅n, with orchestral dynamism that鈥檚 perfect for driving off wintry weather.

Plus, harpist Coline Jaget brings out the deft artistry in a piece that packs more than 300 pedal changes into just over three minutes鈥

A Tandem Production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

3 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    La Calinda

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • DECCA.
  • Anthony Holborne

    The Nightwatch

    Ensemble: Nordic Brass Ensemble.
    • 2L.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV140 (I. Chorale fantasia)

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers. Performer: Jaebon Hwang. Music Arranger: Len Rhodes. Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale. Conductor: Grant Gershon.
    • AVIE.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Dance (Lyric Pieces, Op. 38 No. 4)

    Performer: H氓kon Austb酶.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Midsummer Vigil (Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19)

    Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • BIS.
  • Honor茅 d'Ambruys

    Le doux silence

    Singer: Marc Mauillon. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (I. Allegro)

    Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.
    • SONY.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Choros No. 1

    Performer: Craig Ogden.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Will Harmer

    Spring in all her Glory (Three Madrigals, No. 1)

    Choir: National Youth Choir. Conductor: Emily Dickens.
    • NMC.
  • Library Tapes & Julia Kent

    Through Glass

    • 1631 RECORDINGS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 'Choral' (II. Molto vivace - Presto)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • TELDEC.
  • John White

    Piano Sonata No. 95

    Performer: Roger Smalley.
    • NMC.
  • Claude Debussy

    Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune

    Music Arranger: Benno Sachs. Ensemble: Oxalys.
    • PASSACAILLE.
  • Jos茅 White Lafitte

    La Bella Cubana

    Performer: Sarah Willis. Performer: Jonathan Kelly. Performer: Wenzel Fuchs. Performer: Stefan Schweigert. Orchestra: Havana Lyceum Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅 Antonio M茅ndez Padr贸n.
    • ALPHA.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in D major, K. 382

    Performer: Jen艖 Jand贸. Orchestra: Concentus Hungaricus. Conductor: M谩ty谩s Antal.
    • NAXOS.
  • Imogen Holst

    Agnus Dei

    Choir: Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Manuel de Falla

    La vida breve

    Ensemble: Trio SR9.
    • EVIDENCE CLASSICS.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in G major, K.455

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • BIS.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Dreamweaver - No. 2 Dreamsong

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Choir: Royal Holloway Choir. Conductor: Rupert Gough.
    • DECCA.
  • Alexander Borodin

    String Quartet No.2 (III. Notturno)

    Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • DECCA.
  • William Byrd

    Laudibus in Sanctis

    Ensemble: Cardinall's Musick. Conductor: Andrew Carwood.
    • HYPERION.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 6 in A minor (II. Andante moderato)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.
  • Henriette Reni茅

    Danse des Lutins

    Performer: Coline Jaget.
    • EVIDENCE.
  • Nino Rota

    Love Theme (The Godfather)

    Performer: Marco Albonetti. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paolo Silvestri.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Nisi Dominus (V. Beatus vir)

    Singer: Roberta Invernizzi. Orchestra: Dresdner Instrumental-Concert. Conductor: Peter Kopp.
    • DG ARCHIV.
  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    An Odd Interlude

    Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • VIII.
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 4.
  • Jacques Duphly

    Rondeau en do (Premiere livre)

    Performer: Christophe Rousset.
    • APARTE.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chlo茅 (Suite No. 2)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • PHILLIPS.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Jan 2024 09:00