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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 out enjoying the autumnal colours or ticking off the to do list at home.

Today, Sarah shares a Chopin waltz that shimmers, a brilliant recording of one of Dvorak鈥檚 sprite-like symphonic dances, and a famously difficult concert piece by Monti played on the mandolin.

There鈥檚 also a piece that started life as a test for student musicians, a joyful motet by Bach, and the sublime second movement of Bruckner鈥檚 seventh symphony.

Plus, today鈥檚 Choral Reflection by Ukrainian composer Natalia Tsupryk is inspired by renewal and perseverance in times of darkness.

A Tandem Production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E flat major, K 371

    Performer: Barry Tuckwell. Music Arranger: Barry Tuckwell. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Claude Debussy

    Premi猫re rhapsodie, L 116

    Performer: Franklin Cohen. Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • The Debussy Edition.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55, 'Eroica' (3rd mvt, 'Scherzo')

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Franz Schubert

    Octet in F, D803 (5th mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • ASV.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72, B 147 (5th mvt)

    Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.

  • Frederick Delius

    La Calinda (Koanga, Act II)

    Music Arranger: Eric Fenby. Conductor: John Barbirolli. Orchestra: Hall茅.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Max Reger

    3 Sechsstimmige Ch枚re, Op 39 (1st mvt, 'Schweigen')

    Lyricist: Gustav Falke. Choir: Consortium. Conductor: Andrew-John Smith.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude No 3 in C sharp major, BWV 872 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II)

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Johannes Brahms

    F-A-E Sonata 'Frei aber einsam' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.

  • Marguerite Monnot

    Hymne 脿 l'amour

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Grande valse brillante Op.18

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.

  • L茅o Delibes

    Valse Lente (Copp茅lia, Act I)

    Conductor: Mark Ermler. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    We Cannot Do Without Dancing

    Composer: David Schweitzer. Conductor: Alastair King. Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London.
    • EMMA (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal City Studios LLC.
    • 18.

  • Irving Berlin

    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Ensemble: Berlin Brass Quintet.
    • betont.

  • Ethel Smyth

    Serenade in D major (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Odaline de la Mart铆nez. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Franz Schubert

    An Silvia, D 891

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Benjamin Appl.

  • Arthur Hammerstein

    Because of You

    Composer: Dudley Wilkinson. Singer: Tony Bennett. Orchestra: Percy Faith and His Orchestra.
    • Columbia/Legacy.

  • Paul Taffanel

    Wind Quintet (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Aulos Wind Quintet.
    • Koch Schwann / Universal Music Group.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Songs without words, Op.19 No.1 in E major

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • SONY.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No 7 in E major, WAB 107 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Vittorio Monti

    颁蝉谩谤诲谩蝉

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Richard Galliano. Music Arranger: Avi Avital. Music Arranger: Richard Galliano.
    • Between Worlds.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 18.

  • John Dowland

    Now, O Now I Needs Must Part

    Singer: Grace Davidson. Performer: David Miller.
    • First Booke of Songes or Ayres.
    • Signum Records.
    • 6.

  • Henri毛tte Bosmans

    Cello Sonata in A minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: Ed Spanjaard.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    贰蝉辫补帽补

    Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Riccardo Muti Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.

  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en forme de valses

    Orchestra: Bucharest Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Beno卯t Fromanger.
    • Chant de Linos.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV.230

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.
    • harmonia mundi.

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Oct 2025 09:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3