Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you're relaxing at home or on your way to meet friends
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, including the colourful and descriptive Hary Janos Suite by Zoltán Kodály, and Brahms’ Saint Anthony Variations.
Sarah's Choral Reflection is Thomas Tomkins' intense and emotional madrigal "When David Heard", and she picks music by Chopin, Mozart and Grieg; as well as a new release of George Butterworth from Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Plus, a chance to hear a stunning recording of Schubert's Fifth Symphony in full...
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            Léo Delibes
Valse lente
Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth. Orchestra: Les Siècles.- Les nuits de Paris.
 - Bru Zane.
 - 14.
 
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            Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 13 in F major, K 112
Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart: The Symphonies.
 - Telarc.
 - 61-64.
 
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            Elena Kats‐Chernin
Wild Swans Concert Suite (No 9, 'Eliza and the Prince')
Conductor: Ola Rudner. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.- Wild Swans.
 - Decca Music Group Ltd.
 - 9.
 
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            Frédéric Chopin
Study in E major Op.10 no.3
Performer: Jan Lisiecki.- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
 
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            Antonín Dvořák
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53, B 108 (3rd mvt, Finale)
Performer: Antje Weithaas. Orchestra: Camerata Bern.- CAvi-music.
 
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            Joseph Haydn
String Quartet No 29 in G major, No 5 Op 33, Hob III:41 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Kodály Quartet.- Naxos.
 
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            Thomas Tomkins
When David Heard
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Poetry in Music.
 - CORO.
 - 13.
 
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            Claude Debussy
Sarabande (Pour le piano)
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Debussy: Children's Corner, Suite Bergamasque, Pour le Piano: Angela Hewitt.
 - Hyperion.
 - 15.
 
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            George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (1st mvt, Overture)
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington. Orchestra: London Classical Players.- Warner Classics.
 
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            Arvo Pärt
The Deer's Cry
Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Barnaby Smith.- After Silence.
 - VOCES8 Records.
 - 2.
 
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            Amy Beach
By the Still Waters, Op 114 (arr for 2 guitars)
Performer: Alexandra Whittingham. Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Music Arranger: Michael Lewin.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
 
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            Dmitry Shostakovich
Hamlet: In the Garden (Music from the Film)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
 
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            Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, 'St Anthony Variations'
Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- NAXOS.
 
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            Rebecca Dale
Radiance for Cello & Orchestra
Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Conductor: Anna Rakitina. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin.- Fortissima.
 - Sony Classical/Sony Music.
 - 14.
 
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            Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485
Conductor: Marc Minkowski. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre.- Believe International.
 
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            Catrin Finch
Listen to the Grass Grow
Performer: Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita.- SOAR.
 - bendigedig.
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            Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
None but the lonely heart, Op 6 No 6
Performer: Lawrence Power. Performer: Ryan Wigglesworth. - 
    
            Kodály Zoltán
Háry János Suite
Conductor: Iván Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra.- Decca Music Group Ltd.
 
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            Astor Piazzolla
Libertango (Arr. Milone for Trumpet and Orchestra)
Music Arranger: Julian Milone. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- The Sound of Piazzolla.
 - Warner Classics.
 - 1.
 
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            Paul Mealor
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal (Four Madrigals On Rose Texts)
Performer: Paul Mealor. Lyricist: Lord Alfred Tennyson. Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.- Paul Mealor: A Tender Light: Tenebrae/RPO/Short.
 - Decca.
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Broadcast
- Sun 5 Oct 2025 09:00ѿý Radio 3