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Three hours of classical sparkle

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh whether you鈥檙e sheltering inside from the rain or enjoying a sunny walk!

Today, Sarah enjoys the satirical and dramatic tale of the troll in The Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg, and finds sincere reflection in Debussy鈥檚 Cello Sonata.

There鈥檚 also music to get stuck into as we enjoy Aaron Copland鈥檚 Appalachian Spring in full, and pure joyful energy can be found in Britten鈥檚 Playful Pizzicato.

Plus, today鈥檚 Choral Reflection sets celestial harmony to a poem by Christina Rossetti鈥�

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Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony, Op 4 (2nd mvt, 'Playful Pizzicato')

    Conductor: Benjamin Britten. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Fair Melusine Op 32 (Overture)

    Conductor: Kurt Masur. Orchestra: Gewandhaus Orchestra.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Ballade No 2 en fa majeur, Op 38

    Performer: Janina Fialkowska.
    • ATMA Classique.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite for Orchestra No 4 in D major, BWV 1069 (Ouverture)

    Conductor: Ton Koopman. Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.

  • Arthur Bliss

    Welcome the Queen

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ivo Antognini

    Come to Me

    Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals (Aquarium)

    Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Ensemble: The Kanneh鈥怣asons.
    • Carnival.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.
    • 15.

  • Florence Price

    Hour of Peace

    Performer: Tom Winpenny.
    • Naxos.

  • Georges Bizet

    La fleur que tu m'avais jet茅e (Carmen: Act 2)

    Lyricist: Henri Meilhac. Lyricist: Ludovic Hal茅vy. Lyricist: Prosper M茅rim茅e. Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: Orchester der Wiener Volksoper. Conductor: Leone Magiera.
    • The People's Tenor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.
    • 9.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Suite No 1 from Peer Gynt, Op 46 (3rd mvt, 'Anitra's Dance')

    Conductor: Sakari Oramo. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Franz Danzi

    Wind Quintet in G minor, No 2 Op 56 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Philharmonisches Bl盲serquintett Berlin.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Suite from Masquerade, arr for piano solo (4th mvt, 'Romance')

    Performer: Iyad Sughayer. Music Arranger: 员宅榨謩战铡斩栅謤 源崭宅崭謧窄铡斩盏铡斩.
    • BIS.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Invitation to the Dance, Op 65

    Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Conductor: Juanjo Mena. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Luci serene e chiare

    Lyricist: Ridolfo Arlotti. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Phi.

  • Phil Cunningham

    The Gentle Light That Wakes Me

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Aly Bain. Performer: Phil Cunningham.
    • 蜜芽传媒coming - A Scottish Fantasy.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.
    • 12.

  • Imogen Holst

    Variations on 'Loth to Depart' (3rd variation)

    Conductor: Alice Farnham. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra.
    • Discovering Imogen.
    • NMC Recordings Limited.
    • 5.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lute Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (2nd mvt; Fugue) (Performed in A Minor)

    Performer: Sharon Isbin.
    • Bach: Complete Lute Suites.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 20.

  • Aaron Copland

    Appalachian Spring - Suite

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D, No 6 Op 50, 'The Frog'

    Ensemble: Kleio Quartet.

  • Richard Rodgers

    South Pacific Overture

    Conductor: John Mauceri. Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.

  • Claude Debussy

    Cello Sonata in D minor, L 135

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
    • The Cello in Wartime.
    • BIS.
    • 1-3.

  • Caroline Shaw

    To the Hands (No 6, 'I Will Hold You')

    Choir: International Contemporary Ensemble. Choir: The Crossing. Conductor: Donald Nally.
    • Seven Responses.
    • Innova.
    • 06.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Deep River II

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Deep River.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 2.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Aladdin Suite, Op. 34, FS 89: II. Aladdin's Dream and Dance of the Morning Mist

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Nielsen: Flute Concerto - Clarinet Concerto - Aladdin Suite.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 302.

  • Kod谩ly Zolt谩n

    Hungarian Rondo for Strings

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Kod谩ly: Hungarian Rondo, Summer Evening 鈥� Suk: Serenade for Strings.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Oct 2025 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3