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Expand your horizons with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring the tender octet for strings Max Bruch composed following the death of his wife, as well as Bach’s portrayal of the remorse the disciple Peter experiences at having betrayed Christ, plus Anthony Rolfe Johnson transports us to the waterways of La Serenissima

Producer: Dean Craven

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 26 Jun 2025 19:00

Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    String Octet in B flat major, Op posth (1920) (Adagio)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.
  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi, Op 117 No 2: Intermezzo in B flat minor

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Matthauspassion (BWV 244), No. 47; Erbarme dich [aria]

    Lyricist: Christian Friedrich Henrici. Singer: Lucile Richardot. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • J. S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 10.
  • Kodály Zoltán

    Intermezzo

    Ensemble: Notos Quartett.
    • Hungarian Treasures.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 5.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Deux Morceaux - I - Nocturne

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Music Arranger: Jarle Storløkken. Ensemble: tenThing.
    • Boulanger: Deux Morceaux (arr. for brass ensemble by Jarle Storløkken): I. Noctu.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Sopra l'acqua indormenzada (Venezia)

    Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.
    • Souvenirs de Venise.
    • Helios.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Jun 2025 19:00

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