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Ease into the evening with classical

30 minutes of back-to-back classical music, including works by Amy Beach, Mozart, Bach and Brahms.

Producer: Dominic Wells

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Thursday 19:00
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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Einförmig ist der Liebe Gram (13 Canons, Op 113 No 8)

    Choir: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op 70

    Performer: Marie Luise Neunecker. Performer: Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Amy Beach

    A Mirage (2 Songs Op.100)

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Ensemble: The Romantic Chamber Group of London.
    • BIS.

  • Claude Debussy

    La fille aux cheveux de lin (Preludes, Book 1)

    Orchestrator: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • HALLE.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 (2nd mvt: Adagio)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • PHILIPS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No 6 in D Major: Sarabande

    Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Jacobus Clemens non Papa

    Sanctus

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Nov 2025 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thursday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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