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30 minutes of classical inspiration

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

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Tuesday 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Music for a while (Oedipus)

    Performer: Garth Knox. Performer: Agnès Vesterman. Music Arranger: Garth Knox.
    • Saltarello.
    • ECM Records.
    • 2.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Melodie (Lyric Pieces, Book IV)

    Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major BWV.1051: 3rd movement: Allegro

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.
    • Teldec.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    African Suite for Orchestra: I. Introduction

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Decca.

  • Louise Héritte-Viardot

    Quartet No.1 in A Major Op.9 (im Sommer): 3rd Movement: Die Schwule

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Chandos.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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