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J.S. Bach at his most reflective, poignantly devotional music by Edvard Grieg, and a heartbreaking TV score by Olafur Arnalds are woven into today's half hour Classical Mixtape.

Half an hour of back-to-back classical music to help you wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's mix begins with a poignant devotional choral work by Edvard Grieg, a piano prelude by Alexander Scriabin, and Ólafur Arnalds' heart-rending score for the memorable 2013 TV crime drama series "Broadchurch". English pastoral music from George Butterworth, a reflective motet from J.S. Bach, as well as chamber music by Mel Bonis and Frank Bridge complete the sequence, along with a classic film score by John Barry.

Producer: Helen Garrison

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Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Ave maris stella

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • TWENTY.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 9.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    5 Preludes, Op. 16: No. 4, Lento

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • Scriabin: Vers la flamme.
    • BIS.
    • 4.

  • Ólafur Arnalds

    Broadchurch (Music From The Original TV Series); Beth's Theme

    Performer: Ólafur Arnalds.
    • Broadchurch (Music From The Original TV Series).
    • Mercury Classics.
    • 13.

  • John Barry

    Dances With Wolves (The John Dunbar Theme (film version))

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Barry.
    • Dances With Wolves - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 24.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht, BWV 118

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Ensemble: La Nuova Musica. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.

  • Mel Bonis

    Soir et matin, Op. 76: I. Soir

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • La mer: French Piano Trios.
    • Chandos.
    • 106.

  • George Butterworth

    2 English Idylls

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Halle.

  • Frank Bridge

    Rosemary (3 Sketches)

    Performer: Ashley Wass.
    • BRIDGE: Piano Music, Vol. 2.
    • NAXOS.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Wednesday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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