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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites 鈥� including the moving melodies of Thomas Tallis and a jaunty walk with Gershwin.

The specially curated Classical Mixtape 鈥� 30 minutes of musical delight and discovery. Tonight鈥檚 mix stretches its legs with Gershwin鈥檚 鈥楶romenade鈥� or 鈥淲alking the Dog鈥� before stepping back in time with Saint-Saens' 鈥楩ossils鈥� from his Carnival of the Animals. On the way, the moving melodies of Thomas Tallis鈥� 鈥極 nata lux de lumine鈥� before some movie magic for the sweet-toothed 鈥� Rachel Portman鈥檚 鈥楳ain Title鈥� from 鈥楥hocolat鈥�.

Producer: Meg Iliff-Rolfe

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Thu 16 Mar 2023 19:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Colas Breugnon Op.24 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Director: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Khachaturian, Mussorgsky, Shchedrin etc..
    • Onyx.
    • 01.

  • George Gershwin

    Promenade 'Walking the Dog'

    Orchestrator: Sol Berkowitz. Music Arranger: John Fullam. Music Arranger: Paul Rosenbloom. Performer: John Fullam. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue: Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Thomas Tallis

    O nata lux

    Performer: Christian Forshaw. Music Arranger: Christian Forshaw. Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in F major RV.433 'La tempesta di mare'

    Performer: Lucie Horsch. Orchestra: Amsterdam Vivaldi Players.
    • Decca.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Fossils (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Mark Simpson. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Toby Hughes. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • DECCA.

  • Rachel Portman

    'Chocolat' - Main Title

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: David Snell.
    • Chocolat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro

    Performer: Boris Giltburg. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 0.
    • Naxos.
    • 103.

Broadcast

  • Thu 16 Mar 2023 19:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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