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Classical music to inspire you

An engaging and eclectic mix of classical music featuring the sweeping soundtrack to the film Howl's Moving Castle, Bjarte Eike and the Barokksolistene playing Purcell, and Nicola Benedetti performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.

Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Merry-Go-Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • A Symphonic Celebration - Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 1.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Concerto for orchestra (Sz.116), 4th mvt; Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice - opera in 3 acts; Act 3 sc.1; Che faro senza Euridice

    Singer: Jakub J贸zef Orli艅ski. Conductor: Stefan Plewniak. Ensemble: Il Giardino d'Amore.
    • ERATO.
  • Herbert Howells

    Cortege, from Pageantry

    Ensemble: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Major Peter Parkes.
    • Signum.
  • Henry Purcell

    Hole in the Wall [Hornpipe] (Abdelazer)

    Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Music Arranger: Barokksolistene. Performer: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • The Alehouse Sessions.
    • RUBICON.
    • 6.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.
    • Tchaikovsky/Bruch Violin Concertos: Nicola Benedetti.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Rigaudon (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
    • Deutsche Grammophon 479 5524.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 May 2024 19:00

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