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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites to help you unwind. The symphonic Intermezzo from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana sets the mood, followed by music by Bach, Ola Gjeilo and Arnold Schoenberg.

Produced by Calantha Bonnissent

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Cavalleria rusticana (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • SONY.
  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Aria from Bachians Brasileiras No.5

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Performer: Elsa Dreisig.
    • ERATO.
  • Traditional Catalan

    Song of the Birds

    Music Arranger: Pau Casals. Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Ensemble: Cellos of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No 3 in A minor for keyboard, BWV 827 (Sarabande)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • J.S. Bach: 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830, Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Decca.
    • 17.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Tundra

    Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Ciaran McCabe. Performer: Jon Thorne. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Director: Nigel Short.
    • Ola Gjeilo.
    • Decca.
    • 09.
  • Georg Hólm

    óٲí

    Composer: Jón Þór Birgisson. Composer: Kjartan Sveinsson. Composer: Orri Páll Dýrason. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • Death and the Maiden.
    • Sancho Panza Records.
    • 9.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Notturno

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jane Berthe. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.
    • Daniel Hope - Belle Epoque.
    • DG.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Horizons.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 21.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Apr 2023 19:00

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