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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

A half hour musical voyage, passing through Spain with music from Rodrigo and Soler, through Iceland with Anna Thorvaldsdottir, through Persia with Nielsen, and in the company of two dogs, courtesy of Paul McCartney, Brad Mehldau and Edward Elgar.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Oriental Festival March (Aladdin)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.
    • Nielsen: Gothenburg SO, Chung.
    • BIS.
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Hear us in heaven, O God

    Choir: Skylark. Conductor: Matthew Guard.
  • John Lennon / Paul McCartney

    Martha My Dear

    Music Arranger: Brad Mehldau. Performer: Brad Mehldau.
    • Day is Done.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 003.
  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op 36 (Variation 11, 'G.R.S')

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • Sir John Barbirolli.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 13.
  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Canario (Fantasía para un gentilhombre)

    Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Milos Karadaglic - Aranjuez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 10.
  • Padre Antonio Soler

    Concerto No 4 in F major for two organs (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Hurford. Performer: Thomas Trotter.
    • Soler - 6 Concertos for 2 organs - Peter Hurford / Thomas Trotter.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Richard Strauss

    Allerseelen, Op 10 No 8

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Christiane Karg.
    • Heimliche Aufforderung - Secret Invitation.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
    • 23.
  • Derek B. Scott

    Kirkliston Waltz Op.31

    Orchestra: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.
    • Derek B. Scott: Orchestral Music.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 Jan 2022 19:00

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