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Wednesday - Hannah's classical commute

Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring January Joy listener requests, plus daily insights into the music of Hildegard von Bingen and the musicianship of conductor Bernard Haitink.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 12 Jan 2022 06:30

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18

    Performer: Nicolas Namoradze.
    • Arabesque.
    • Steinway and Sons.
    • 201.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Columba aspexit

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Performer: Doreen Muskett. Choir: Gothic Voices. Director: Christopher Page.
    • HYPERION.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Leonard Elschenbroich. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.
    • Rachmaninov-Shostakovich.
    • ONYX.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • PHI LPH035.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Le rappel des oiseaux (Pieces de Clavecin)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Aaron Copland

    Quiet City

    Performer: Stephen Taylor. Performer: Raymond Mase. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Tu vois le feu du soir

    Author: Paul Éluard. Singer: Pierre Bernac. Performer: Francis Poulenc.
    • Soirée Française.
    • SONY.
    • 5.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 in E

    Performer: Lina Tur Bonet. Ensemble: Musica Alchemica.
    • La Gioia.
    • PAN CLASSICS.
  • Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté

    Rachid Ouiguini

    • Toumani & Sidiki.
    • World Circuit.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    Sirènes (Nocturnes)

    Choir: Women's Voices of the Collegium Musicum Amstelodamense. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Philips.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G Minor Z.730

    Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols.
    • Purcell: Fantazias.
    • BIS.
    • 801.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Madrigal (The Chalk Garden)

    Performer: Peter Fisher. Performer: Margaret Fingerhut.
    • Arnold: A Centenary Celebration.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 1201.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Whistle Down the Wind - Prelude and Main Title

    Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • Whistle Down the Wind (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Disques Cinémusique.
    • 1.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Hobson's Choice (Finale)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no. 6 in D major H.1.6 (Le Matin): 1st mvt

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032 - Les Heures du Jour.
    • Alpha.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O choruscans stellarum

    Singer: Barbara Thornton.
    • deutsche harmonia mundi.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O Antiqui Sancti

    Singer: Anna-Maria Hefele. Performer: Anna-Liisa Eller.
    • ECM.
  • Tarik O’Regan

    Columba aspexit

    Singer: Sarah Shorter. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Director: Timothy Brown.
    • Tarik O'Regan - Voices.
    • Collegium Records.
    • 7.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Yuri Yurov. Performer: Mikhail Milman. Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.
    • Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Souvenir De Florence.
    • Teldec.
    • 9.
  • Django Reinhardt

    Minor Swing

    Composer: Stéphane Grappelli. Ensemble: Quintette du Hot Club de France.
    • WARNER BROS RECORDS.
  • Edward Bairstow

    Prelude in C major

    Performer: Francis Jackson.
    • Bairstow: Organ works: Francis Jackson.
    • Mirabilis.
    • 1.
  • Francis Jackson

    Evening Service in G: Nunc dimittis

    Performer: Benjamin Morris. Choir: Choir of York Minster. Director: Robert Sharpe.
    • Beatam.
  • Richard Strauss

    Violin Concerto in D minor, TrV 110 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Conductor: Michael Collins. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.
    • Strauss: Concertante Works.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 008.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; Bizet: Jeux d'enfants; Ravel: Mother Goose.
    • Lso Live.
    • 104.
  • Albert Roussel

    Divertissement Op.6

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.
    • Chandos.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Jan 2022 06:30