Playlists with tracks by Benjamin Britten
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
03:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Federico Mompou | Damunt de tu nomes les flors | |
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Imogen Holst | A Hymne to Christ | |
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Claude Debussy | Fetes (Nocturnes) | |
Gang Chen | Miao Mountain Morning | ||
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Michael East | Fantasias for 5 Viols: No 2 Peccavi | |
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George Frideric Handel | Dove sei, amato bene (Rodelinda) | |
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Michael East | When I Lament | |
Alan Hovhaness | Symphony no.2 'Mysterious Mountain' (2nd mvt) | ||
Henry Purcell | The Fairy Queen (Act 4 Symphony) | ||
Michael Tippett | Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage (conclusion) | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in B flat major RV.529 for 2 violins and orchestra | ||
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | The Tsar's Bride (Overture) | ||
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Benjamin Britten | Choral Dances from Gloriana: Concord | |
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville | Sonata in F major, Op 3 No 2 | ||
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Sergei Prokofiev | March, Op.99 | |
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Johann Strauss II | Voices of Spring, Op.410 | |
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Symphony in F sharp (4th mvt) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor (4th mvt) | ||
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in D major, Op 76 No 5 | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Organ Sonata in C minor, Op 65 No 2 (3rd mvt) | ||
Kurt Atterberg | A Värmland Rhapsody | ||
François Couperin | Les ombres errantes | ||
Léo Delibes | Syliva (Prelude) | ||
Franz Schubert | Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960 (4th mvt) | ||
Leó Weiner | Szekely Barndance ('Csurdongolo') - from Ket Tetel |
02:00
Breakfast
Tuesday - Petroc's classical commute
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Stabat Mater a 8 | |
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Maurice Ravel | Sonatine | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Magnificat in E flat major BWV243a - 12. Esurientes implevit bonis | |
John Foulds | April-England Op.48`1 | ||
John Foulds | The Dream of Morven (Music-Pictures Group VI, Op. 81 "Gaelic Melodies") | ||
Alexander Tsfasman | Suite for Piano and Orchestra (Jazz Suite): No. 4, Rapid Movement | ||
Jules Massenet | Herodiade (Ballet Suite) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Nocturne, Op. 60: VII. Sleep and Poetry, "What is more gentle" | ||
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Kerensa Briggs | Media Vita | |
Dmitry Shostakovich | Nocturne (The Gadfly Suite, Op.97a) | ||
London Symphony Orchestra | Christ on the Mount of Olives Op.85 No.6e Chor der Engel "Preiset ihn, ihr Engelschore" | ||
Edward Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius: Angel's Farewell (Softly and gently) | ||
Margaret Hubicki | Rigaudon (Lonely Mere and Rigaudon) | ||
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Frank Bridge | Valse intermezzo | |
Marianna Martines | Sinfonia (Overture) in C major | ||
George Frideric Handel | Let thy hand be strengthened, HWV 259 | ||
Maude White | So we'll go no more a-roving | ||
Hannah James | Tuulikki's Tune | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Étude-tableau in A minor, Op.39 no.2 |
Monday 22nd February 2021
03:00
Breakfast
Monday - Petroc's classical picks
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Georges Delerue | Le Grand Choral | |
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Cole Porter | You're The Top | |
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Claude Debussy | Minstrels (Preludes, Book 1) | |
Franz Liszt | Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année Italie, S. 161, no. 4 Sonetto 47 del Pet | ||
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Robert Carver | Missa Dum sacrum mysterium - Gloria | |
George Frideric Handel | Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 | ||
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Robert Schumann | Liederkreis, Op. 24: I. Morgens steh' ich auf und frage | |
George Frideric Handel | Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (extract) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Os mutorum | ||
Anon. | Confessor Dei | ||
Traditional Chinese | Spring Rain | ||
Bedrich Smetana | String Quartet No 1 in E minor, 'From my life' (4th mvt) | ||
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck | Est-ce Mars | |
William Lawes | Royall consort suite no. 8 in C major | ||
Benjamin Britten | The Holy sonnets of John Donne (Op.35), no.6; Since she whom I loved | ||
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Johann Gottfried Keller | Ciaccona in G Major | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Fugue in E flat, BWV 552, 'St Anne' | ||
Joseph Haydn | Piano Trio in C, Hob. XV:21 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Edward Elgar | Caractacus, Op.35 (Triumphal March) | |
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.82 in C major H.1.82 'The Bear' (4th mvt) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4 in A, "Italian" (4th mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in F major, Op.18 no.1 (1st mvt) | ||
Francis Poulenc | Tel jour telle nuit: I: Bonne journée | ||
Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Prelude to Act 1) |
Tuesday 16th February 2021
07:00
In Tune
Charles Hazlewood, John Lundgren and Nina Stemme
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Sean Rafferty with music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Benjamin Britten | Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony) | |
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Anton Bruckner | Os justi | |
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Richard Strauss | Im Abendrot (Four Last Songs) | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Violin Concerto in D Major, K. 271a/K. 271i (2nd mvt) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Sunday Morning) | ||
Dame Ethel Smyth | The Boatswain's Mate (Overture) | ||
Franz Schubert | Der Jäger, D 795 No 14 (Die schöne Müllerin) | ||
Franz Schubert | Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485 (4th mvt) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F Major, BWV 1057 (3rd mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67 (3rd mvt) |
03:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly
11 / 28 Tracks
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Gustav Holst | A Moorside Suite (March) | |
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Paul McCartney | Blackbird | |
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Enrique Granados | Valses poéticos | |
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Frederick Keel | Trade Winds | |
Fanny Mendelssohn | February (The Year) | ||
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Rachel Grimes | Loretto | |
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Franz Liszt | Orpheus - symphonic poem S.98 | |
Robert Schumann | Vogel als Prophet (Waldszenen, Op 82) | ||
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Amy Beach | Hermit Thrush at Morn Op.92`2 | |
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Stefano Landi | Augellin | |
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Antonio Vivaldi | Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 418 | |
Trad. | The Song of the Birds | ||
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Benjamin Britten | Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Storm) | |
Guy Woolfenden | Illyrian Dances | ||
Wilhelm Stenhammar | 2 Sentimental Romances, Op. 28: No. 2 in F Minor, Allegro patetico | ||
Bohuslav Martinu | Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: II Molto adagio | ||
Igor Stravinsky | Petrushka (1911 version): The Shrovetide Fair | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (The Magic Flute) | ||
Dmitry Shostakovich | Lyrical Waltz (Dances of the Dolls) | ||
Jan Dismas Zelenka | Trio Sonata No 4 in G minor (2nd mvt) | ||
Zoltán Kodály | Intermezzo (Hary Janos Suite, Op 35a) | ||
Domenico Cimarosa | Il matrimonio segreto (Overture) | ||
Johann Wilhelm Hertel | Trumpet Concerto in D major (3rd mvt) | ||
Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata (Kk.67) in F sharp minor | ||
Joseph Haydn | Piano Trio in D major, H.15.8 | ||
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Eduardo Martin | Hasta Alicia baila | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat - 3rd mvt: Rondo |
02:00
Breakfast
Tuesday - Petroc's classical mix
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Richard Rodgers | Oklahoma (Overture) | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Serenade to Music (orchestral version) | |
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Phil Cunningham | The Gentle Light that Wakes Me | |
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Hector Berlioz | Roman Carnival Overture |
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William Alwyn | Suite of Scottish Dances | |
George Walker | Lyric | ||
Gustav Holst | Hymn to the Dawn (Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.26'3) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Death in Venice Suite (conclusion) | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Trio in D Minor, BWV 583, arr. for Koto Trio | |
Benjamin Britten | Hymn (Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings) | ||
Louis Vierne | Naiades (Fantasy Pieces, Suite no.4 Op.55) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (Dirge) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata in D major, Op 10 No 3 (1st mvt) | ||
Charles Villiers Stanford | 3 Songs of Robert Bridges Op.43 | ||
Max Bruch | Kol nidrei Op.47 for cello | ||
Claude Debussy | Hommage a Rameau (Images, Series 1) | ||
Ester Mägi | Bukoolika | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Mazurka in A minor, Op 17 No 4 | ||
George Frideric Handel | Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op 3 No 1 | ||
Tõnu Kõrvits | Nüüd ole, Jeesus, kiidetud |
Monday 15th February 2021
15:00
Through the Night
Mendelssohn's 'other' violin concerto
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Italian RAI National Symphony Orchestra under James Conlon. Presented by John Shea.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Quartet in B flat major K.159 | |
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Erik Satie | Je te veux |
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Claude Debussy | Pour le piano | |
Franz Schubert | Auf dem wasser zu singen, D744 | ||
Luigi Boccherini | Quintet Op 30 no 6 'La Musica Notturna delle strade di Madrid' | ||
Franz Schubert | Impromptu No 2 in E Flat, D899 | ||
Max Reger | Ach Herr, strafe mich nicht, Op.110, No.2 | ||
Benjamin Britten | Choral Dances from Gloriana - Coronation opera for Elizabeth II (Op.53) | ||
Gioachino Rossini | Concert transcription of 'Largo al factotum' from Rossini's Barber of Seville | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No 15 in B flat major, K450 | ||
Charles Avison | Concerto Grosso No.4 in A minor (after Domenico Scarlatti) | ||
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Gioachino Rossini | Una voce poco fa - from Il Barbiere di Siviglia | |
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber | Partita No. 6 in D major (Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa) | ||
Dag Wirén | String Quartet no.2, Op.9 | ||
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Henryk Wieniawski | Legende, Op 17 | |
Dmitry Shostakovich | Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op 47 | ||
Igor Stravinsky | Le Chant du rossignol, symphonic poem (The Song of the nightingale) | ||
Jean Sibelius | Jordens sang (Song of the Earth), Op 93 | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Concerto in D minor for violin, piano and string orchestra | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Chorale Prelude (BWV.654) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt - Overture, Op 27 | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Cello Sonata in C major, Op 102, No 1 | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Ruy Blas (overture) Op 95 | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Egmont Overture, Op 84 |
14:00
Night Tracks
Music for midnight
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Khyam Allami | Naghmat Tahrir (Tahrir's Theme) | |
John Dowland | Flow my tears arranged for viola d'amore and cello | ||
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Jonny Nash | Bumi | |
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Jordan Dykstra | Ghosting No. 3 | |
Andrew Chalk | Skagafjörður [extract] | ||
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet No. 63 in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, "Sunrise": II. Adagio | ||
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Anonymous | Confitebor tibi Domine | |
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Benjamin Britten | Holiday Diary, Op. 5: IV. Night | |
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Laura Cannell | Harts Blood | |
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Carl Nielsen | Canto serioso, FS 132 | |
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Lucie Treacher | North Sea Fields | |
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Elori Saxl | Wave I | |
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Paul Ben-Haim | Sonata a Tre for Mandolin, Guitar, Harpsichord: II. Lentamente recitando | |
Haana Tuulikki | Birch | ||
Shane Cooper | Static mvt 7&8 [from Happenstance] | ||
Hugo Wolf | Nun laß uns Frieden schließen | ||
Trad. | Hopkers Vals | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | French Suite No.5 in G BWV 816 Sarabande arranged for accordion | ||
Trad. | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child |
Sunday 14th February 2021
05:00
Private Passions
Tim Harford
2 / 7 Tracks
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Michael Berkeley's guest is economist Tim Harford.
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Philip Glass | Knee Play 5 (Einstein on the Beach) | |
Arvo Pärt | The Beatitudes | ||
Benjamin Britten | Serenade for tenor, horn and strings (Prologue - Pastoral) | ||
Brian Eno | Music for Airports | ||
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony no.9 in D minor, Op.125 (Choral) (4th mvt) | |
Steve Reich | Electric Counterpoint (3rd mvt) |
04:00
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with guest Marie-Louise Muir
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Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Christopher Hobbs | Aran | |
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Maurice Ravel | Jeux d'eau |
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Ethel Barns | La chasse | |
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The Unthanks | Monkey Dung Man | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Quartet No. 13 Op. 130 - fourth movement | ||
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Clara Schumann | 3 Preludes and fugues, Op 16: 1. Prelude in G minor | |
Luigi Cherubini | L'hôtellerie portugaise (Overture) | ||
Con Conrad | The Continental (You Kiss While You Dance) | ||
Anon. | Trinkt und singt | ||
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Cornelius Cardew | Father Murphy | |
Muzio Clementi | Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op. 23 No. 3 | ||
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Op. 6 - I. Largo | |
Orlando Gibbons | Drop, drop slow tears | ||
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Op. 6 - II. Allegro - Adagio | |
Gerald Finzi | Five Bagatelles for clarinet and piano, Op 23 | ||
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Robert Schumann | Myrthen, Op. 25: 1. Widmung | |
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Op. 6 - III. Grave | |
Henry Purcell | 'Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman' from The Fairy Queen, Z.629 | ||
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Op. 6 - IV. Vivace | |
Jean Sibelius | Suite caracteristique, Op. 100 | ||
Vincent Delerm | Aereo from La vie tres privee de monsieur Sim (Original Soundtrack) | ||
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Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso No. 3 in C minor Op. 6 - V. Allegro | |
Joachim Raff | Prelude to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet | ||
Vincent Youmans | Tahiti trot (Tea for two) [from 'No, no, Nanette'] | ||
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Arianna Savall | La Salve | |
Joseph Haydn | Piano Trio in F sharp minor, H XV 26 | ||
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Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols (This little babe) | |
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Leroy Anderson | Whistling Kettle |
03:00
Breakfast
Sunday - Martin Handley
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Martin Handley presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
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Francesco Cavalli | Alle ruine del mio regno (La Didone) | |
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William Walton | Johannesburg Festival Overture | |
Gioachino Rossini | La scala di seta (Overture) | ||
Michael William Balfe | There's a power whose sway (Satanella) | ||
Adolphe Adam | Giselle, or [Les] Wilis - ballet in 2 acts: Act 2; Grand pas de deux | ||
Neil Ardley | Greek Variations | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Spring 2 (The Four Seasons Recomposed) | ||
Per Nørgård | Pastoral | ||
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Astor Piazzolla | Primavera Portena | |
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Richard Wagner | Meistersinger Act 3: Morgenlich leuchtend | |
Benjamin Britten | Suite Op.6: Waltz - Alla valse, vivace e rubato | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Prelude in G major, Op 32 No 5 | ||
Edmund Rubbra | Symphony No.5 in B flat - 2nd mvt: Allegro moderato | ||
Franz Liszt | Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major | ||
George Frideric Handel | Concerto Grosso op.3 no.6 - Allegro | ||
Giacomo Puccini | O soave fanciulla (La bohème) |
Saturday 13th February 2021
08:00
Inside Music
Conductor Karina Canellakis on musical majesty and baroque rock
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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John Adams | The Chairman Dances |
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Frank Sinatra | I'm a fool to want you |
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Lili Boulanger | D'un matin de printemps | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major Op. 130 - V. Cavatina | ||
Maurice Ravel | Trio in A minor - Finale: Anime | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | "Kuda, kuda" (Lensky's aria) from Eugene Onegin | ||
Benjamin Britten | Dawn from 4 Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) | ||
William Grant Still | Afro-American Symphony - III. Animato (Humor) | ||
Giacomo Puccini | "Tre sbirri, una carozza", end of Act I Te Deum from Tosca | ||
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber | Rosary Sonata No. 16 in G minor for solo violin "Passacaglia" | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | "Herr, unser Herrscher" from St John Passion, Part I | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Soanta No. 31 in A flat major - I. Moderato cantabile molto expressivo |
Friday 12th February 2021
02:00
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Chick Corea | The Gardens | |
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Giacomo Puccini | Intermezzo (Suor Angelica) | |
Ennio Morricone | Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme - extract) | ||
Taraf de Haïdouks | Moldavian Shepherd's Dance | ||
Ernest Chausson | Quartet in A major Op. 30 ; Mvt 2 Tres calme | ||
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Toby Young | Seven Trumpets | |
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Franz Schubert | Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965 | |
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Anonymous | Saltarello No.1 | |
Gabriel Fauré | Dolly Suite | ||
Benjamin Britten | Advance Democracy | ||
George Frideric Handel | Courante, from Keyboard Suite in A major, HWV 426 | ||
Carl Czerny | Symphony no.6 in G minor - 3rd mvt Scherzo | ||
Charles Villiers Stanford | Eternal Father, Op.135 no.2 | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn (Cantata No 147) | ||
Charles Williams | Rhythm on the rails for orchestra | ||
Josef Myslivecek | Overture in A major for 2 horns, 2 oboes and strings (1st mvt) | ||
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Chick Corea | Children's Songs (No 6) | |
Lilian Elkington | Out of the Mist | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major, Op 73, 'Emperor' (3rd mvt) | ||
Earl Wild | I got Rhythm (no.1 from 7 Virtuoso etudes after Gershwin) | ||
Rebecca Clarke | Daybreak |
Thursday 11th February 2021
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
8 / 26 Tracks
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Gabriela Montero | Baroque and Me | |
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Manuel de Falla | Ritual Fire Dance (El Amor Brujo) | |
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Mary Lou Williams | Walkin' and Swingin' | |
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Francis Poulenc | Les Chemins de L'amour | |
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Claudio Monteverdi | Zefiro Torna |
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello | Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo in G, Bre.9 | ||
Richard Wagner | Feuerzauber Musik (Die Walküre) | ||
Gustav Holst | Dance of Spirits of Fire - from The Perfect Fool | ||
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Quintet in F sharp minor - iv) Finale | ||
Gustav Mahler | Symphony No 5 (4th mvt, 'Adagietto') | ||
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William Grant Still | Incantation and Dance | |
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Aaron Copland | Old American Songs, Set 1: Simple Gifts | |
Hildegard von Bingen | The fire of creation: Et audivi (from the album The Origins of Fire) | ||
Alexander Scriabin | Symphony No 3, Op 43 (Jeu divin) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Piano Trio No 1 in B major, Op 8 (2nd mvt) | ||
Antoine Forqueray | Suite no. 5 in C minor for viola da gamba and continuo: Jupiter | ||
John Dowland | Time stands still in gazing on her face | ||
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Antonio Vivaldi | Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 356 | |
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 4 in B flat major, 'Sunrise' - I. Allegro con spirito | ||
Benjamin Britten | Midnight on the Great Western (Winter Words) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op 19 (2nd mvt) | ||
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Tuba Concerto in F Minor (Arr. for Euphonium & Orchestra) |
Wednesday 10th February 2021
08:00
New Generation Artists
A Musical Zoo
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Bass-baritone Ashley Riches sings Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo.
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Maurice Ravel | Tzigane | |
Benjamin Britten | The Crocodile | ||
Vernon Duke | Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo |
Monday 8th February 2021
10:00
In Tune Mixtape
The eclectic classical mix
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In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
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Maurice Ravel | Lever du Jour (Daphnis et Chloe) | |
Benjamin Britten | Dawn (4 Sea interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op.33a) | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Agnus Dei (Requiem, Op.48) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 (Book 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Hungarian Dance No.18 | ||
Johhny Mandel | The Shadow of your Smile | ||
John Harle | The Three Ravens | ||
William Corbett | Sonata No 5 for trumpet and ensemble, Op 3 (1st mvt) |
04:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
11 / 27 Tracks
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Gustav Holst | Neptune, the Mystic (The Planets, Op 32) | |
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Felix Mendelssohn | Song without Words in E major, Op 19 No 1 | |
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Gustav Holst | Egdon Heath | |
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Doreen Carwithen | Suffolk Suite | |
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Peter Sculthorpe | Djilile | |
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Gordon Langford | Rhapsody on Sea Shanties | |
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Gioachino Rossini | L'Inganno felice (Overture) | |
Peter Sculthorpe | Maranoa Lullaby | ||
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Alexander von Zemlinsky | Humoreske | |
Sergei Prokofiev | Since we met (Waltz Suite for Orchestra) | ||
André Previn | Vocalise for voice, cello and piano | ||
Théodore Dubois | Piano Quartet in A Minor: III. Allegro leggiero | ||
Andrea Falconieri | Folias echa para mi Senora Dona Tarelilla de Carallenos | ||
Hans Gál | Triptych, Op.100 (3rd mvt) | ||
Trad Sephardic | Hija mía (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Courtly Dances (Gloriana) | ||
Judith Weir | Written on terrestrial things (The Voice of Desire) | ||
Trad. | On a cold winter's day | ||
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Domi emorine | Tempête au Balajo | |
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Konstantin Vassiliev | 3 Forest Paintings: No. 2, Snowdrops | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata for piano no. 10 (Op.14`2) in G major, 1st movement; Allegro | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in E flat major, Op 74, 'Harp' (1st mvt) | ||
Franz Schubert | Concerto in D major D.345 (Concertstuck) for violin and orchestra | ||
Maurice Ravel | Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera | ||
George Frideric Handel | Concerto grosso in F major Op.6`2 | ||
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Meredith Monk | Travellers 1, 3. 2 |
Sunday 7th February 2021
19:00
Through the Night
Russian Voices
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Music by both well-known and lesser-known Russian composers. Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Claude Debussy | Six Epigraphes Antiques | |
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Igor Stravinsky | Symphony of Psalms | |
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Benjamin Britten | 5 Flower Songs, Op 47 | |
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Aaron Copland | Las Agachadas | |
George Enescu | Violin Sonata No 3 in A minor, Op 25 | ||
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer | Suite No 4 in D minor Op 1 no 4 from 'Le Journal du printemps' | ||
Alfred Schnittke | Three Sacred Songs | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No 3 in E flat "Eroica" | ||
Anton Stepanovich Arensky | Three Quartets, Op 57 (excerpts) | ||
Ludwik Grossman | Csardas (The Ghost of Voyvode) | ||
Arvo Pärt | ...which was the son of... | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | The Bells | ||
Arvo Pärt | Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op 37 (excerpts) | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Vocalise | ||
Carl Nielsen | An Imaginary journey to the Faroes | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Romanze (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Septet for 3 oboes, 3 violins and continuo (TWV.44:43) in B flat major |
10:00
The Listening Service
Musical Signatures
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What gives away a composer's personal style? How can we spot their musical signatures?
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ABBA | Knowing Me, Knowing You | |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor Op.13 (Pathetique) | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat major K.495 | |
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Dudley Moore | Little Miss Britten | |
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Alessandro Piccinini | Canzone for 3 lutes | |
Delia Derbyshire | Planetarium | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no. 95 in C minor; Ist mvt. | ||
Joseph Haydn | Trumpet Concerto in E flat major H.7e.1 | ||
Edward Elgar | Serenade in E minor Op.20 | ||
Edward Elgar | Variations on an original theme ('Enigma') Op.36; Variation 9 Nimrod | ||
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Pastoral symphony (Symphony no.3); Ist movt. | ||
Francis Poulenc | Musiques de soie: Valse | ||
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Prelude on an old carol tune | |
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Anton Bruckner | Mass no. 2 in E minor; Kyrie | |
Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc | Nonet in E flat major Op.38; 3rd movt. | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor; Ist Movt. | ||
Anton Bruckner | Symphony no. 4 in E flat major (Romantic); Ist movt. | ||
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Jinky Wells | The Maid of the Mill | |
Sergey Rachmaninov | Prelude for piano Op.23 No.5 in G minor | ||
Avid Professional Karaoke | Knowing Me, Knowing You | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata no. 105 BWV.105 (Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht) | ||
Benjamin Britten | Young Apollo Op.16 | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Concerto in the Italian style BWV.971; 3rd mvt. | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor K.491; Ist mvt. | ||
Collective Cadenza | opus 7 An Abridged History of Western Music in 16 Genres | ||
Johannes Brahms | Rhapsody for piano Op.79 No. 2 in G Minor | ||
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David Cope | Concerto (after Rachmaninov) - III. Allegro rubato | |
John Field | Nocturne no.18 in E major H.13K (Le Midi) for piano (Rondo) |
Saturday 6th February 2021
15:00
Through the Night
Haydn and Hindemith
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Two Parisian symphonies by Haydn meet chamber music by Hindemith. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet no.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 | |
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Maurice Ravel | Daphnis & Chloe - Suite No. 2 | |
Paul Hindemith | Kammermusik no.1, Op.24'1 | ||
Paul Hindemith | Kammermusik no.3 for cello and 10 solo instruments, Op.36'2 | ||
Benjamin Britten | Piano Concerto, Op 13 | ||
Ruth Watson Henderson | Sing All Ye Joyful for SATB with piano accompaniment | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor Op 39 | ||
William Byrd | Pavana lachrimae (after John Dowland) for keyboard (MB.28.54) | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Vivace from Sonata in D major for trumpet and strings | ||
Johan Helmich Roman | 13 pieces from 'Drottningholmsmusiquen' (for the Swedish Royal Wedding of 1744) | ||
John Carmichael | A Country Fair arr. Hurst for orchestra | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.83 in G minor H.1:83, 'La Poule' | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.84 in E flat major, H.1.84 |
08:00
Inside Music
Timpanist Adrian Bending on improvisation, imitation and innovation
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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James Morrison | Zog's Jog | |
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Polonaise from Eugene Onegin | |
John Williams | Duel of the Fates from Star Wars: Phantom Menace | ||
Loose Tubes | Sticklebacks | ||
Benjamin Britten | Nocturne, Op. 60 No. 5 - Prelude: "But that night when on my bed I lay" | ||
Edgard Varèse | Ionisation | ||
Robert Schumann | Konzertstuck for 4 horns - 1st movement | ||
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Edward Elgar | The Snow, Op. 26 No. 1 | |
Sergei Prokofiev | Alexander Nevsky - Battle on the ice | ||
Engelbert Humperdinck | Hansel & Gretel: Der Hexenritt | ||
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Stefano Landi | T'amai gran tempo | |
Felix Mendelssohn | Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 - 1st movement | ||
George Frideric Handel | Il vostro maggio from Rinaldo | ||
George Frideric Handel | Waft her, Angels (Jephtha) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: variation 20 |
Friday 5th February 2021
10:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Brabbins conducts Britten
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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform works by modern British composers.
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Johannes Brahms | Variations on a Theme by Haydn | |
Benjamin Britten | Sinfonietta, Op 1 | ||
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Benjamin Britten | Temporal Variations | |
Colin Matthews | ...through the glass | ||
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Gustav Holst | The Hymn of Jesus, Op 37 | |
Richard Blackford | The Better Angels of Our Nature | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16 |
06:00
Afternoon Concert
BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers (5/5)
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The BBC Singers enjoy music by Bob Chilcott and Fatma Said sings Ravel's Shéhérazade
Maurice Ravel | Sheherazade - 3 poems for mezzo-soprano and orchestra | ||
Mohammed Abdel Wahab | Nashid al qassam (arr. James Whitbourn) | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' | ||
Anders Hillborg | Kongsgaard variations for string quartet | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Gallant weaver | ||
Benjamin Britten | Hymn from Suite for Harp Op.83 | ||
Bob Chilcott | Songs my heart has taught me | ||
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Bob Chilcott | Thou, my love, art fair | |
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki | Totus tuus sum, Maria Op.60 for chorus | ||
Jenny McLeod | Childhood - song-cycle i Cocks crow | ||
Jenny McLeod | Childhood - song-cycle i There's a time to live | ||
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John Pickard | Black Castles |
Thursday 4th February 2021
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Mozart and Dvorak
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Laura Samuel directs the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in concert.
Benjamin Britten | Overture to The Beggar's Opera, Op.43 | ||
George Frideric Handel | Ode for St Cecilia's Day | ||
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Josef Suk | Meditation on an old Czech hymn 'St Wenceslas' | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K297b |
Tuesday 2nd February 2021
03:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Samuel Scheidt | Canzon Cornetto a 4 | |
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Aaron Copland | Appalachian Spring Suite |
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Harold Arlen | Over the Rainbow | |
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Johann Strauss II | Tritsch-Tratsch Polka | |
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Robert Schumann | Abegg Variations, Op.1 | |
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Andrzej Panufnik | Concerto Festivo | |
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Fritz Kreisler | Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 | |
Toshio Hosokawa | Lullaby of Itsuki (Japanese Folk Songs) | ||
George Frideric Handel | O sacred oracles of truth (Belshazzar) | ||
William Walton | Praise ye (Belshazzar's Feast) | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | Già nella notte densa (Act 1, Otello) | ||
Anthony Holborne | The Honeysuckle | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542 | |
Benjamin Britten | Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge: Variation 10 - Fugue and finale | ||
Constant Lambert | The Rio Grande | ||
Joseph Haydn | Cello Concerto No 1 in C major, Hob VIIb:1 | ||
Edvard Grieg | Homage March (Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite) | ||
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Josquin des Prez | Alma redemptoris mater / Ave regina caelorum | |
Franz Lehár | Gold and silver - waltz Op.79 | ||
Franz Schubert | Die Götter Griechenlands, D 677 | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in E Minor, Op 72 No 1 | ||
Sarah Rimkus | My heart is like a singing bird |
Sunday 31st January 2021
18:00
Through the Night
Mendelssohn and Schumann from Turin
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RAI National Symphony Orchestra and Michele Mariotti in concert. With Jonathan Swain.
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Igor Stravinsky | Rite of Spring | |
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Benjamin Britten | Hymn to St Cecilia |
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Johann Strauss II | Rosen aus dem Suden | |
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Alban Berg | Piano Sonata, Op.1 | |
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John Mundy | Lightly she whipped o'er the dales | |
Robert Schumann | Symphony No.1 in B flat, 'Spring' | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Prelude in C minor (Op.23 No.7) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream (suite) | ||
Stanislaw Moniuszko | Mazurka from Halka | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Septet for 3 oboes, 3 violins and continuo (TWV.44:43) in B flat major | ||
Thomas Baltzar | Prelude and divisions on 'John come kiss me now' | ||
Gustav Holst | The Planets - suite | ||
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Ton Bruynèl | Serene | |
Gwilym Simcock | Improvisation on a 'plain-chant like' melody | ||
Joby Talbot | The wishing tree (2002) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | St. Matthew Passion (Opening Chorus) |
Saturday 30th January 2021
08:00
Inside Music
Cellist Miriam Skinner with space, colour and rhythm
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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Fritz Kreisler | Liebesfreud |
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O'Hooley & Tidow | A Daytrip | |
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Edward Elgar | Introduction and Allegro | |
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Laura Mvula | Father Father | |
Luigi Dallapiccola | Sostenuto ma deciso (Recitando) - Danza di Apollo from Marsia | ||
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Maurice Ravel | Le gibet from Gaspard de la Nuit | |
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Benjamin Britten | Hymn to Saint Cecilia | |
Richard Strauss | Oboe Concerto - First movement | ||
Traditional Danish | Polska from Dorotea | ||
Igor Stravinsky | The Rite of Spring Part I - Spring Rounds - Dance of the Earth | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | The Magic Flute Act 2 Finale - "Papagena, Papagena, Papagena! Webchen, Taubchen" | ||
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No. 3 - final movement | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Magnificat in D, BWV243a - Magnificat anima mea | |
John Cage | Sonata II from Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano | ||
Joseph Haydn | Cello Concerto No. 1 in C - III. Finale. Allegro molto |
05:00
Record Review
Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor
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Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.
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William Kroll | Banjo and Fiddle | |
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Alban Berg | Piano Sonata, Op 1 | |
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Eric Coates | Valse | |
Georgy Lvovich Catoire | Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 31: II. Andante | ||
Giacomo Puccini | 'Quando m'en vo' (La boheme) | ||
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Helena Munktell | Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 21: I. Allegro non tanto, vigoroso | |
John Eccles | Semele, Act 3 (conclusion) | ||
Andreas Romberg | Violin Concerto No. 9 in A iii. Rondo allegretto | ||
Joseph Haydn | 'Farewell Symphony', No 45 in F sharp minor, iv. Finale | ||
Benjamin Britten | Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op 1 (Introduction & Theme; Vars. 1-6) | ||
Michael East | When David Heard | ||
Claude Debussy | Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 | ||
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Daníel Bjarnason | Violin Concerto | |
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William Walton | Piano Quartet in D Minor: I. Allegramente | |
Franz Schubert | Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen [sung in Portuguese] | ||
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George Gershwin | Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin & Piano) |
Friday 29th January 2021
02:00
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3?s classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Le nozze di Figaro (Overture) | |
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John Dowland | Come again, sweet love doth now invite | |
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Anton Karas | Café Mozart Waltz (The Third Man) | |
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Eric Coates | The Three Bears | |
Edward Elgar | Angel's Farewell (The Dream of Gerontius) | ||
Vivien Ellis | Coronation Scot (Paul Temple) | ||
William Lloyd Webber | Serenade for Strings | ||
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | The Fairy Tale's Epilogue (Fairytales, Op.3) | ||
Adolphus Hailstork | Symphony no. 1, 2nd mvt; Adagio - Lento ma non troppo | ||
Franz Schubert | Sonata in A Major D.664 - 3rd mvt (Allegro) | ||
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Alma Deutscher | In Memoriam (Adagio from Piano Concerto) | |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Agnus Dei (Missa Confitebor tibi Domine) | ||
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Anton Bruckner | Rondo for String Quartet in C minor | |
Giuseppe Verdi | Sanctus; Benedictus (Requiem) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Suite for cello solo no. 6 (BWV.1012) in D major, Prelude | ||
Benjamin Britten | Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter Grimes) | ||
Carl Maria von Weber | Piano Sonata No.2, Op.39 (4th mvt) | ||
Josef Myslivecek | Symphony in C major | ||
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David Popper | Elfentanz, Op. 39 | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony no. 6 (Op.68) in F maj "Pastoral", 3rd mvt; Lustiges Zusammensein... | ||
Dmitry Shostakovich | Moscow Cheryomushki - suite, ed. Cornall: A Spin through Moscow | ||
Maurice Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe (Lever du jour) |
Wednesday 27th January 2021
09:00
In Tune
James Newby, Julian Perkins
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Igor Stravinsky | Circus Polka | |
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Ilse Weber | Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt | |
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Benjamin Britten | I Wonder as I Wander | |
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Joseph Haydn | The Mermaid's Song | |
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Hector Berlioz | Le corsaire | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331 (3rd mvt) | |
John Eccles | I love and am lov'd (Semele, Act 3 Sc 2) | ||
Astor Piazzolla | Asleep (Five Tango Sensations) | ||
John Eccles | Semele, Act 3 Sc 5 & 6 | ||
Bedrich Smetana | The Bartered Bride (Polka) | ||
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Maigesang Op.52 no.4 | |
Felix Mendelssohn | Fruhlingslied (Song without words in A major, Op 62 No 6) | ||
Pietro Locatelli | Violin Concerto in D major, Op 3 No 12 (The Harmonic Labyrinth) - 1st mvt | ||
Friedrich Ernst Fesca | String Quartet in E flat major, Op 2 No 3 (4th mvt) | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | The Tale of the Stone Flower Op.118 (Waltz) | ||
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George Frideric Handel | Rinaldo (Overture) | |
Stephen Dodgson | In My Loneliness (Margaret Catchpole, Two Worlds Apart, Act 3 Sc 5) | ||
Gustav Mahler | Urlicht (Das Knaben Wunderhorn) | ||
Stephen Dodgson | Prisoner at the Bar (Margaret Catchpole, Two Worlds Apart, Act 3 Sc 1) | ||
Toivo Kuula | Prelude and Fugue Op.10 |