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Classical music to inspire you

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

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Tue 26 May 2026 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonatina (Cantata no.106 'Actus Tragicus')

    Music Arranger: György Kurtág. Performer: Márta Kurtág. Performer: György Kurtág.
    • Kurtág: Játékok.
    • BMC Records.
    • 58.

  • Claude Debussy

    Première arabesque

    Performer: Margit-Anna Süß.
    • French Music for Harp Solo.
    • DENON.
    • 3.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Tu del Ciel ministro eletto (Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno)

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • ERATO.

  • Gerald Finzi

    5 Bagatelles Op 23 (Romance)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • The Lyrical Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Alexandre Debrus. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Lilya Zilberstein.
    • Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival 2013.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 22.

  • Jonathan Dove

    Into thy hands

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.

Broadcast

  • Tue 26 May 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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