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Half an hour of the finest classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including works by Elgar, Florence Price and J.S. Bach.
Producer: Kevin Satizabal Carrascal.
To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play The Classical Mixtape'.

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30 minutes

Music Played

  • Billy Mayerl

    A Lily Pond

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gary Carpenter.
    • Mayerl: Aquarium Suite / 4 Aces Suite.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777 (Arr. for Clarinet and Viola by Göran Fröst)

    Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Göran Fröst. Music Arranger: Göran Fröst.
    • B.A.C.H..
    • Sony Classical.
    • 15.
  • Trad.

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Music Arranger: James Whitbourn. Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.
  • Florence Price

    Meditation

    Performer: Claire Huangci.
    • Piano Heroines.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 20.
  • Robert Jones

    Love wing'd my hopes

    Performer: Anthony Rooley. Singer: Emma Kirkby.
    • Robert Jones: The Muses Gardin - Lute songs: Kirkby/Rooley.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 5.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Oboe Sonata in D major, Op 166 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.
  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Elgar.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Louis Couperin

    Suite in D minor - Allemande Grave in F major

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Couperin: Dances From The Bauyn Manuscript.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Thursday 19:00

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