Switch up your listening with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
Wind down with 30 minutes of uninterrupted music beginning with a taste of Spain curtesy pianist, Benjamin Grosvenor and a pathway to love sung by soprano, Veronique Gens. A song without words by Tchaikovsky leads to a gorgeous choral setting by Eleanor Daley expressing the beauty and tranquillity of a full moon. The programme ends with Vikingur 脫lafsson's interpretation of the Andante from Bach's Sonata BWV. 528, followed Faur茅's wistful Pavane.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Tango (Espa帽a Op.165)
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Decca.
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Charles鈥怣arie Widor
Piano Quintet in D minor Op.7 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: I Giardini.- ALPHA.
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Francis Poulenc
Les chemins de l'amour
Singer: V茅ronique Gens. Performer: Roger Vignoles.- VIRGIN.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
M茅lodie (Souvenir d'un lieu cher)
Music Arranger: Alexander Glazunov. Performer: Baiba Skride. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Tchikovsky: Souvenir Russe: Baiba Skride.
- Sony Classical.
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Eleanor Daley
Grandmother Moon
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- All Things are Quite Silent.
- Signum Classics.
- 11.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Organ Sonata no.4 BWV.528 (2nd mvt)
Music Arranger: August Stradal. Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Pavane, Op.50
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Mathias M枚nius.- Decca.
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- Wed 2 Aug 2023 19:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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