 
                
                        Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Haydn, Saint-Saëns and Puccini plus music by Wagner, Bernstein, Margaret Bonds and Peter Hope.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites - Haydn's Surprise Symphony, Saint-Saëns's The Swan and the Humming Chorus from Puccini's opera Madam Butterfly. Along the way there's the Spinning Chorus from Wagner's The Flying Dutchman arranged for piano by Franz Liszt, Bernstein's ballet Fancy Free, Margaret Bonds' Benediction reflecting on the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Peter Hope's Tallis Revisited.
Producer: Ian Wallington
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnSymphony no.94 in G major 'Surprise' (2nd mvt) Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Haydn: The 12 London Symphonies: LPO, Solti.
- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Camille Saint‐SaënsLe Carnaval des animaux; no.13; Le Cygne (The Swan) Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Music Arranger: Paul Cassidy. Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores.
- Chandos.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Richard WagnerSpinning Chorus (The Flying Dutchman) Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Llŷr Williams.- Signum.
 
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    ![]()  Leonard Bernstein3 Dance Variations from Fancy Free: No. 2, Waltz Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Lindberg.- Bernstein: On the Waterfront.
- BIS.
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Margaret BondsMontgomery Variations (Benediction) Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Kellen Gray.- Linn.
 
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    ![]()  Peter HopeTallis Remembered Performer: Thomas Verity. Performer: John Turner. Performer: Simon Passmore.- DIVINE ART.
 
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    ![]()  Giacomo PucciniThe Humming Chorus (Madama Butterfly) Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli.- Deutsche Grammophon.
 
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- Mon 28 Oct 2024 19:00ѿý Radio 3
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