 
                
                        Half an hour of the finest classical music
30 minutes of back to back classical music including works by Bach, Piazzolla, and Caroline Shaw.
Half and hour of back to back classical music to help wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's eclectic mix beings with one of Rachmaninov's most ecstatic piano preludes, followed by a poignant guitar arrangement of a song by Paul Simon and performed by Milos. Also in the sequence you can hear a very well known piece of J.S. Bach, a hypnotic piece of string writing by Caroline Shaw, Piazzolla's "Oblivion", and a beautiful Renaissance lament by Thomas Tomkins. If you listen closely, you might also catch a familiar TV theme.
Producer: Helen Garrison
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    ![]()  Sergey RachmaninovÉtudes-tableaux, Op 39 (No 8 in D minor) Performer: Freddy Kempf.- Freddy Kempf plays Rachmaninov.
- Bis.
- 11.
 
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    ![]()  Paul SimonThe Sound Of Silence Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Music Arranger: Chris Trueman. Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- The Sound of Silence.
- Decca.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air) Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Albioni/Pachelbel/Bach: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Caroline ShawPlan & Elevation (The Orangery) Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Orange.
- Nonesuch.
 
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    ![]()  John AddisonMurder, She Wrote (main theme) Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No 41 in C major K551 'Jupiter' (3rd mvt) Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- Mozart:Jupiter Symphony.
- Hungaroton.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Thomas TomkinsWhen David heard that Absalom was slain Choir: Stile Antico.- Harmonia Mundi.
 
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    ![]()  Astor PiazzollaOblivion arr. for 14 cellos Performer: John‐Henry Crawford. Music Arranger: John‐Henry Crawford.- ǰó.
- Orchid Classics.
- 1101.
 
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    ![]()  Edvard GriegLyrical Pieces, Op. 12: No. 1. Arietta Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.- Grieg: Lyric Pieces - Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte.
- PENTATONE.
- 13.
 
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- Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:00ѿý Radio 3
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