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Expand your horizons with classical music

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

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto No 2 in F major, Op 102 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Leonard Bernstein. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic.
    • Leonard Bernstein plays and conducts Beethoven/Mozart/Schumann etc.
    • Sony Music.
    • 7.
  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene

    Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Enchanted Isle.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Agathe Backer-Grøndahl

    Serenade in F major, Op.15 no.1

    Performer: Geir Henning Braaten.
    • Bis.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Romance in F major, op.36

    Performer: Mischa Maisky. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • DG.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite no.1 in D minor BWV.812 (Sarabande)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in F major, Op 74 No 2 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op.74.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Wed 10 Sep 2025 19:00

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