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30 minutes of classical inspiration

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Bach, Wagner and Delibes along with pieces by Mozart, Richard Rodney Bennett and Scott Joplin.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites - Bach's strident Brandenburg Concerto No.3, Wagner's wistful piano piece Album Leaf for Frau Betty Schott, widow of the publisher Franz Schott and the beguiling Flower Duet from Delibes' opera Lakmé. Also in the mix are Mozart's playful quartet for piano, oboe, clarinet and horn, Richard Rodney Bennett's sweeping Waltz from Murder on the Orient Express and Scott Joplin's Bethena Waltz for flute and piano.

Producer: Ian Wallington

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major BWV.1048 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Six Brandenburg Concertos.
    • Linn.
    • 8.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in E flat major K.452 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bläserquintett Berlin.
    • Mozart: Quintets: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet/ Hough.
    • BIS.
    • 3.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Murder on the Orient Express (Waltz)

    Music Arranger: Iain Sutherland. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bernas.
    • ORCHID CLASSICS.
  • Scott Joplin

    Bethena Waltz

    Music Arranger: John Steele Ritter. Performer: Jean‐Pierre Rampal. Performer: John Steele Ritter.
    • Jean-Pierre Rampal Plays Scott Joplin.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.
  • Richard Wagner

    Albumblatt for Mrs Frau Betty Schott

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
    • Wagner Without Words.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 9.
  • Léo Delibes

    Flower Duet (Lakmé)

    Singer: Joan Sutherland. Singer: Jane Berbié. Orchestra: Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Great Operatic Duets: Sutherland/Pavarotti/Freni/Horne.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 9 Jan 2025 19:00

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