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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

Today's mixtape starts with Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, followed by Rossini's Thieving Magpie. Plus virtuosic violin and piano music by Antonio Bazzini, Han Kun Sha's Shepherd's Song arranged for string quartet, chamber music by Max Bruch, a song by Alma Mahler and the Sarabande from J.S. English Suite no. 1 in A Major.

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Producer: Kevin Satizabal Carrascal

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Music Played

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Sabre Dance (Gayaneh)

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Ballets russes.
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 6.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    La Gazza ladra [The thieving magpie]: Sinfonia (EXCERPT)

    Orchestra: Virtuosi Brunensis. Conductor: Alberto Zedda.
    • Naxos.
  • Antonio Bazzini

    Dance of the Goblins

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Eduard Laurel.
    • Homage: James Ehnes.
    • Onyx.
    • 1.
  • Han-Kun Sha

    Shepherd's Song

    Music Arranger: Yi-Wen Jiang. Ensemble: The Shanghai Quartet.
    • China Song.
    • Delos.
    • 501.
  • Nino Rota

    Amarcord - Main titles

    Orchestra: Orchestra. Conductor: Carlo Savina.
    • Cam.
  • Max Bruch

    8 Pieces Op.83 (no.7 in B major)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale. Performer: Isabelle van Keulen.
    • Mozart, Schumann & Others: Clarinet Trios.
    • BIS.
    • 10.
  • Alma Mahler-Werfel

    Laue Sommernacht (5 Songs)

    Singer: Olena Tokar. Performer: Igor Gryshyn.
    • Charmes.
    • ORCHID CLASSICS.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VII. Sarabande

    Performer: Piotr Anderszewski.
    • Bach, JS: English Suites Nos 1, 3 & 5.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 14.

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  • Tue 11 Feb 2025 19:00

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