Power through with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including music by Bach, Prokofiev and Poulenc.
Back-to-back classical music for 30 minutes, ranging from Bach's chorus "Wachet auf" (Sleepers wake!), to Cecilia McDowall's sublime choral setting of a Marian devotional cry for help "Alma redemptoris Mater" (Living mother of the redeemer... assist your people...). There are musical "novelettes" by Poulenc and Glazunov, a lush film score by Pino Donaggio, and a comic depiction of a game of football by Shostakovich.
Producer: Helen Garrison
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata no.140)
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.- BIS.
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Alexander Glazunov
Orientale (5 Novelettes Op.15)
Ensemble: Vertavo Quartet.- Simax.
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Pino Donaggio
Don't Look Now; I Colori Di Dicembre - Laura's Theme: The Last Farewell
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Silva Screen Records Ltd.
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Francis Poulenc
Novelette No 1 in C major
Performer: Pascal Rogé.- Decca.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.- EMI.
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Cecilia McDowall
Alma redemptoris Mater
Ensemble: Marian Consort. Director: Rory McCleery.- DELPHIAN.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Football (Russian River Suite, Op 66)
Performer: Rustem Hayroudinoff.- Chandos.
Broadcasts
- Tue 10 Oct 2023 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Mon 7 Jul 2025 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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