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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Rossini, Rachmaninov, Rodrigo and Mozart, plus lesser-known gems by Anna Lapwood, Oliver Knussen and Buxtehude.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites - a string sonata by Rossini, Rachmaninov's Prelude in G minor, Rodrigo's guitar concerto and Mozart's concerto for flute and harp. Also in the mix are Anna Lapwood's choral work O Nata Lux, Oliver Knussen's Organa No.1 - Notre Dame des Jouets and a passacaglia by Buxtehude.

Producer: Ian Wallington

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Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    String Sonata No. 1 in G Major: I. Moderato

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Gioachino Rossini: Complete Sonate a quattro.
    • Praga Digitals.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in G minor, Op.23 No.5

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • Anna Lapwood

    O Nata Lux

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Signum.
  • Oliver Knussen

    2 Organa Op.27 (no.1)

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.
    • DG.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Passacaglia from Trio sonata in A minor, BuxWV 272

    Performer: Kinga Ujsz谩szi. Ensemble: Spiritato!.
    • 17th-Century Sonatas from the D眉ben Collection.
    • 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile

    Performer: Jun Hong Kuang. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice. Conductor: Darrell Ang.
    • Rodrigo, Ponce & Garcia: Guitar Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 103.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in C major for flute and harp, K 299 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Willy Glass. Performer: Rose Stein. Orchestra: South German Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Rolf Reinhardt.
    • Mozart: The complete wind concertos.
    • Teldec.

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