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The eclectic classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including pieces by Schumann, Sibelius, and Ennio Morricone.

Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes starts this mixtape with crystalline cascades from Sibelius, followed by music including Rachmaninov's solemn Ave Maria from his All-night Vigil, and a piano quintet that Robert Schumann dedicated to his wife, Clara. Plus, a re-invention of Bach's music from Elena Kats-Chernin, a poignant elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis, and a tear-jerking Love Theme from Ennio Morricone's score to Cinema Paradiso.

Produced by Rachel Gill.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 10 Jan 2024 19:00

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Impromptu in B minor, Op.5 no.5

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Finale from Symphony No 46 in B Major

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Haydn: An Imaginary Orchestra Journey.
    • Lso Live.
    • 107.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Ave Maria (Bogoroditse Djevo) from Vespers, Op 37

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca.
    • 10.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44 - Finale

    Performer: Christophe Gaugu茅. Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.
    • Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 108.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Re-invention No. 1 For Descant Recorder

    Performer: Genevieve Lacey. Ensemble: Flinders Quartet.
    • Reinventions.
    • ABC.
    • 1.
  • William Byrd

    Ye sacred Muses (Elegy on the death of Thomas Tallis)

    Music Arranger: Edmund Horace Fellowes. Singer: Alfred Deller. Ensemble: Wenzinger Consort Of Viols. Conductor: August Wenzinger.
    • Voices of Beauty: Medieval and Renaissance Vocal Music.
    • Menuetto Classics.
    • 35.
  • Ennio Morricone

    Love Theme from 'Cinema Paradiso'

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.
    • 颁颈苍茅尘补.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Jan 2024 19:00

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