Playlists with tracks by Benjamin Britten
Sunday 19th January 2020
10:00
Words and Music
In Pursuit
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Is the chase sometimes better than the catch? Readings by Heather Craney and Clive Hayward
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Grateful Dead | Friend of the Devil | |
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Michael Nyman | Chasing sheep is best left to shepherds |
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Pink Floyd | On the Run | |
| Ren Guang (arr. Wang Jain-zhong) | Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Our Hunting Fathers Dance of Death | ||
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George Crumb | Quest 2. Fugitive Sounds | |
| Benjamin Britten | Dance of Death (Our Hunting Fathers) | ||
| Dame Ethel Smyth | String Quintet no.1 in E major (Andantino poco allegretto) | ||
| 任光 | Silver Clouds chasing the Moon | ||
| Tebogo Frank Tshotetsi, Trad | Hunting Song | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Aria: Jagen ist die Lust der Gotter | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | La Fanciulla del West (Act 3) | ||
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Johann Strauss II | Auf der Jagd op. 373 | |
| George Crumb | Fugitive Sounds (Quest) | ||
| David Jon Gilmour, Roger George | On The Run | ||
| Traditional African | Hunting Song | ||
| Joe Zawinul | The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat | ||
| Giacomo Puccini | La Fanciulla del West (Act 3, excerpt) | ||
| Joseph Schwantner | Chasing Light - 2. Calliopes Rainbowed Song | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Jagen ist der Lust der Gotter (Cantata no.208) | ||
| Jerome J Garcia, Robert C Hunter, John C Dawson | Friend of the Devil | ||
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Johann Strauss II | Auf der Jagd, Op.373 | |
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Edvard Grieg | Sommerfugl | |
| Joseph Schwantner | Calliope's Rainbowed Song (Chasing Light) | ||
| Johan Baptist Georg Neruda | Concerto in E flat major for Corno da caccia, Strings and Basso continuo - Allegro | ||
| Harry Carroll, Frederic Francois Chopin, Joseph McCarthy | Im Always Chasing Rainbows | ||
| Dame Ethel Smyth | String Quintet op. 1 in E major Andantino poco allegretto | ||
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Johann Baptist Georg Neruda | Concerto in E flat major (Allegro) | |
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Harry Carroll | I'm always chasing rainbows |
03:00
Breakfast
Sunday - Martin Handley
3 / 14 Tracks
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Martin Handley presents Breakfast including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
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Franz Schubert | Impromptu in E flat major, D 899 No 2 | |
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Benjamin Britten | Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn) | |
| Gregory Rose | Danse Macabre 'In Paradisum' | ||
| Giovanni Benedetto Platti | Trio Sonata WD678 | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Mazurka in D major, Op 33 No 2 | ||
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John Williams | Jurassic Park (main theme) | |
| Richard Strauss | Concerto No 1 In E Flat Major Op 11 For Horn And Orchestra | ||
| Jennifer Higdon | Harp Concerto (Lullaby) | ||
| George Frideric Handel | Water Music Suite in D (Allegro; Alla hornpipe) | ||
| Gabriel Fauré | In Paradisum (Requiem, Op.48) | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quintet in C major, K.515 (4th mvt) | ||
| Arthur Sullivan | Overture to the Yeoman of the Guard, or The merryman and his maid | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Oh! Sweet Were The Hours, Op.108 no.3 | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | Fat Knight (Finale) |
Saturday 18th January 2020
13:00
Through the Night
Masses by Cererols
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Jordi Savall and Youth Capella Reial de Catalunya in concert. John Shea presents.
| Joan Cererols | Missa pro defunctis | ||
| Alexander Scriabin | Fantasy in A minor for two pianos | ||
| Joan Cererols | Missa de Batalla (Battle Mass) | ||
| Uuno Klami | Overture: Nummisuutarit (The Cobblers on the Heath) | ||
| La Capella Reial de Catalunya | Plany per Catalunya | ||
| Antonio Lotti | Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo in F major, 'Echo sonata' | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Piano Sonata no 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Nocturne for tenor, 7 instruments and string orchestra (Op.60) | ||
| Johannes Brahms | Double Concerto in A minor for Violin and Cello, Op 102 | ||
| César Franck | Piano Quintet in F minor | ||
| Johann Adolf Hasse | Flute Cantata | ||
| Primož Ramovš | Pihalni kvintet (Wind Quintet) in 7 parts [1959] | ||
| Claude Debussy | Chansons de Bilitis - 3 melodies for voice & piano (1897) | ||
| Stanislaw Moniuszko | Overture to Halka (Original version) |
Thursday 16th January 2020
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Horn Calls
5 / 9 Tracks
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The horn takes centre stage with Richard Watkins and the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Richard Strauss | Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28 | |
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Benjamin Britten | Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings | |
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Carl Maria von Weber | Overture: Die Freischutz | |
| Mark-Anthony Turnage | Towards Alba for horn and orchestra (world premiere) | ||
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Felix Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61: No.7 'Nocturne' | |
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Robert Schumann | Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70 | |
| Herbert Howells | Cello Concerto |
08:00
In Tune Mixtape
16/01/2020
1 / 8 Tracks
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In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
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Claude Debussy | En bateau (Petite suite) | |
| Uuno Klami | Sea pictures for orchestra - 1.The Foggy Morning | ||
| Nikolai Karlovich Medtner | Meeresstille, Op 15 No 7 (12 Lieder von Goethe) | ||
| Judith Weir | Storm; Shipwreck (Storm) | ||
| Claude Debussy | Voiles (Preludes, Book 1) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Peter Grimes (Sea Interlude No 3) | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | Full Fathom Five (Three Shakespeare Songs) | ||
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Captain Blood: Main Title |
Wednesday 15th January 2020
15:00
Through the Night
Holst, Britten, Delius and Elgar
6 / 20 Tracks
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1934. The passing of three great British composers and looking to the future with Britten.
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Violin Concerto in B flat major | |
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Richard Wagner | Rienzi Overture | |
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Frederick Delius | In a Summer Garden | |
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Arcangelo Corelli | Sarabande, Gigue & Badinerie | |
| Gustav Holst | The Perfect Fool, Op 39, ballet music | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Piano Concerto, Op 13 | ||
| Anonymous | Wie Schon leuchet der Morgenstern [from the Lubbenauer Orgeltabulatur] | ||
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Edward Elgar | Organ Sonata in G, Op 28 | |
| Benjamin Britten | Hymn to St Cecilia for chorus Op 27 | ||
| Joseph Haydn | Symphony No.99 (H.1.99) in E flat major | ||
| Franz Schubert | Der Atlas from "Schwanengesang" (D.957) | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Trio Sonata in C minor from 'Musikalischen Opfer' (BWV.1079) | ||
| Franz Schubert | Standchen from Schwanengesang (D.957) | ||
| Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil | Eternel - for soprano, boys' choir, mixed choir and orchestra (1984) | ||
| Aaron Copland | El Salón México | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio - aria for soprano and orchestra (K.418) | ||
| Sergey Rachmaninov | Vocalise | ||
| Dora Pejačević | Nocturne for orchestra | ||
| Claude Debussy | Gigues - from Images for Orchestra | ||
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Karol Szymanowski | Etudes, Op 33 |
02:00
Breakfast
Wednesday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Thomas Tomkins | Weep no more thou sorry boy | |
| Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in B flat major, Op.76`4 'Sunrise' (1st mvt) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Storm (Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op.33a) | ||
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Roxanna Panufnik | A Cradle song | |
| George Frideric Handel | Alessandro (Overture) | ||
| Antonín Dvořák | Silent woods | ||
| Felix Mendelssohn | Sextet in D major Op.110 (4th mvt) | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Ich habe genug (Cantata no.82) | ||
| Elizabeth Stirling | Chorale Fantasy and Fugue on 'Hanover' | ||
| Alexander Scriabin | Sonate-fantaisie | ||
| Frederick Delius | Winter Landscape (North Country Sketches) | ||
| Eugène Ysaÿe | Solo Violin Sonata no.2 in A minor, Op.27`2 'Obsession' (4th mvt) | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Non più andrai (The Marriage of Figaro) | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major Op.53 "Waldstein" (3rd mvt) | ||
| Aldemaro Romero | Fuga con pajarillo (Suite for Strings) | ||
| Claudio Monteverdi | Laudate pueri a 5 | ||
| Clara Schumann | Liebeszauber, Op.13 no.3 | ||
| Elizabeth Maconchy | Proud Thames | ||
| Richard Strauss | The Dinner (Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Op.60) | ||
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Henri Vieuxtemps | Elegie Op.30 |
Monday 13th January 2020
11:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Symphonies of requiem and revolution
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The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain performs music by Britten and Shostakovich.
| Hanns Eisler | Auf den Strassen zu singen, Op 15 for chorus and side drum | ||
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Benjamin Britten | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op 20 | |
| Hanns Eisler | Ernste Gesänge for baritone and strings | ||
| Dmitry Shostakovich | Symphony No 11 in G Minor, 'The Year 1905' | ||
| Jaime Martín | You fell as a victim | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata No 32, 'Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen' |
Saturday 11th January 2020
11:00
Opera on 3
David Lang's Prisoner of the State
1 / 7 Tracks
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Live from the Barbican, the European premiere of a dark new Beethoven-inspired opera.
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Fidelio Overture |
| Viktor Ullmann | Sonata for Piano No.6 Op.49 | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op.22 Sonnet XVI "Si come nella penna e nell'inchiostro" | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op.22 Sonnet XX1 A che piu debb'io mai l'intesa voglia | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op.22 Sonnet XXX Veggio co' bei vostri occhi un dolce lume | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op.22 Sonnet LV: Tu sa' ch'io so, signior mie, che tu sai | ||
| Dmitry Shostakovich | The Song of the Forests - Glory |
Friday 10th January 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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Maurice Ravel | Introduction and Allegro | |
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Trish Clowes | Little Tune | |
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Lodovico Grossi da Viadana | La Napolitana (Sinfonia) | |
| David Dubery | Swans in Flight (3 Songs) | ||
| Joseph Haydn | Piano Sonata in B flat major H.16.41 | ||
| Errollyn Wallen | Photography (Vivace) | ||
| Gilles Binchois | Nove cantum melodie | ||
| Nicola Matteis | Diverse bizzarie sopra la vecchia sarabanda ò pur ciaccona | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053a (Allegro) | |
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Ned Rorem | Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | |
| Benjamin Britten | Hymn (Serenade, Op.31) | ||
| Edward Elgar | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85 (4th mvt) | ||
| Rued Langgaard | Morning Stars Unheeded (Symphony no.14 'The Morning') | ||
| Jennifer Higdon | Racing through Stars (Scenes from the Poet's Dreams) | ||
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Josef Strauss | Im Fluge - polka schnell Op.230 | |
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Manuel Ponce | Estrellita [Little Star] | |
| William Byrd | O God that guides the cheerful sun | ||
| Johann Pachelbel | Suite No.6 in B flat (Musikalische Ergötzung) | ||
| Anna Clyne | Abstractions (extract) | ||
| Georges Bizet | Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre; Toréador, en garde (Carmen) | ||
| Franz Schubert | String Quintet in C major, D.956 (4th mvt) | ||
| Erno Dohnanyi | Rhapsody in C major, Op.11 no.3 |
Monday 6th January 2020
06:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Songs of the north
3 / 10 Tracks
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Soprano Louise Alder performs songs by Russian, British and Scandinavian composers.
| Edvard Grieg | 6 Songs, Op.48 | ||
| Nikolai Karlovich Medtner | Mailied, Op.6 No.2 | ||
| Nikolai Karlovich Medtner | Meeresstille, Op.15 No.7 | ||
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Serenade, Op.65 No.1 | ||
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Les Larmes, Op.65 No.5 | |
| Benjamin Britten | The Poet's Echo, Op.76 | ||
| Sergey Rachmaninov | Sing not to me, beautiful maiden Op.4 No.4 | ||
| Sergey Rachmaninov | Here it's so fine, Op.21 No.7 | ||
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Jean Sibelius | Sav, sav, susa, Op.36 No.4 | |
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Jean Sibelius | Varen flyktar hastigt, Op.13 No.4 |
Sunday 5th January 2020
04:00
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with guest Marie-Louise Muir
9 / 31 Tracks
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Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Fanny Mendelssohn | Six melodies pour le piano - Allegro molto vivace | |
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Harold Arlen | Over the rainbow | |
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Philip Lane | Wassail Dances | |
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U. Srinivas | Gajavadhana | |
| William Lawes | Royall Consort Sett No. 1 in D minor - No. 4 Ecco | ||
| Brian Wilson | You still believe in me | ||
| Thomas Campion | Never weather-beaten sail | ||
| Trad. | Aka tombo (arr. B. Chilcott for vocal ensemble) | ||
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Francis Poulenc | Concerto for piano and orchestra, FP 146: Allegretto | |
| George Frideric Handel | Dopo notte (Ariodante) | ||
| Béla Bartók | Magyar Kepek (Hungarian Sketches) | ||
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Francis Poulenc | Concerto for piano and orchestra, FP 146: Andante con moto | |
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Carl Maria von Weber | 7 Variations on a theme from Silvana, Op. 33 | |
| Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach | Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq. 73: I. Allegro di molto | ||
| Francis Poulenc | Concerto for piano and orchestra, FP 146: Rondeau à la française (Presto giocoso | ||
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Cole Porter | All of you | |
| Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach | Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq. 73: II. Andante | ||
| Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach | Violin Sonata in C Major, Wq. 73: III. Allegretto | ||
| Toru Takemitsu | Music from Kaseki (The Fossil) | ||
| Trad. | The Wassail Song / All through the Night | ||
| Gabriel Fauré | Pavane, Op. 50 | ||
| George Stiles | The Wind in the Willows - The Wassailing Mice | ||
| Anders Hillborg | Violin Concerto No.2 | ||
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Tessa Lark | Wooden Soldier | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Horn Concerto No 3 in E flat major, K 447 (3rd mvt) | ||
| Dobrinka Tabakova | Alma Redemptoris Mater for chorus | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Peter Grimes - Prologue Interlude I | ||
| Darius Milhaud | Le boeuf sur le toit | ||
| Charles Tessier | Bransle de village & Bransle de Lorraine | ||
| Andreas Varady | Blues for Edward | ||
| Emmanuel Chabrier | Danse villageoise (Suite pastorale) |
Wednesday 1st January 2020
08:00
Choral Evensong
St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh
4 / 7 Tracks
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A Sequence of Music and Readings for the New Year from St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.
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Benjamin Britten | A New Year Carol | |
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Peter Warlock | Bethlehem Down | |
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Sir David Willcocks | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | |
| Charles Stanford | Magnificat in B flat Major, Op.164 | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | Love Bade Me Welcome | ||
| Gerald Finzi | In Terra Pax, Op.39 | ||
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Edward Elgar | Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 |
03:00
Breakfast
Wednesday - Georgia Mann's New Year's Day breakfast
5 / 23 Tracks
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Georgia Mann with a New Year's Day breakfast show, featuring listeners' requests.
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Carl Davis | Pride and Prejudice (Theme) | |
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Erroll Garner | Misty |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo in D major, K.485 | |
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The Watersons | Here we come a-wassailing | |
| Vincenzo Galilei | Contrapunto secondo di B.M. | ||
| Gerald Finzi | Nocturne [New Year Music] | ||
| Ottorino Respighi | Gagliarda (Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No 1) | ||
| Maurice Ravel | Sonatine (1st mvt) | ||
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Anonymous | Amazing Grace | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben (Christmas Oratorio, BWV.248) | ||
| Joseph Haydn | Notturno no. 1 in C major H.2.25 | ||
| Benjamin Britten | A New Year Carol (Friday Afternoons Op 7) | ||
| Pospisil Karel | Bai-Kai-Lai | ||
| Sergei Prokofiev | Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' | ||
| Claude Debussy | Cloches à travers les feuilles (Images, Set 2) | ||
| Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | The Flight of the Bumblebee (The Tale of Tsar Saltan) | ||
| Trad. | The Old Year now away is fled | ||
| Traditional Gaelic | Oran Na Bhliadhn' Uir (New Year Song) | ||
| R. Nathaniel Dett | Inspiration Waltzes | ||
| Amy Beach | Symphony in E minor 'Gaelic', Op 32 (2nd mvt) | ||
| Josef Hellmesberger, Jr. | Elfenreigen | ||
| Charles Avison | Concerto in 4 parts in D major, Op.9`2 | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 (3rd mvt) |
Saturday 28th December 2019
14:00
Through the Night
Ernen - Village of Music
3 / 17 Tracks
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Chamber music from the festival held in the Swiss mountains. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Claude Debussy | La Mer - 3 symphonic sketches for orchestra | |
| Alexander Glazunov | Fugue in D minor; Sarabande in D minor; Polka in D; Excerpts from 'The Seasons' | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Divertimento in B flat major, K 137 | ||
| Igor Stravinsky | Divertimento | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Meine Freuden | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Contrapunctus 8 and 13 from 'The Art of the Fugue', BWV.1080 | ||
| Fernando Sor | Introduction, Theme and Variations on Marlborough s'en va-t-en guerre, Op 28 | ||
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Piano Quintet in E major, Op 15 | ||
| Johann Joachim Quantz | Trio in E flat major (QV 218) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Early one morning for voice and piano | ||
| Claudio Monteverdi | Gloria in excelsis Deo, SV 258 | ||
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Juan Crisostomo Arriaga | Los Esclavos Felices - overture | |
| Jean‐Philippe Rameau | Le Temple de la Gloire, orchestral suites opera-ballet (1745) | ||
| George Frideric Handel | Suite for keyboard in G minor - 1733 no 6 (HWV.439) | ||
| Carl Maria von Weber | Agathe's aria 'Und ob die Wolke sie verhulle' from Act III of Der Freischutz | ||
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Felix Mendelssohn | The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - overture, Op 26 | |
| Ernest Bloch | Nigun [Improvisation] (no 2 from "Baal-shem" 3 pictures from Chassidic life) |
10:00
Opera on 3
Death in Venice
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Britten's Death in Venice from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
| Benjamin Britten | Death In Venice Act I | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Death In Venice Act II | ||
| Richard Strauss | Horn Concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op 11 |
05:00
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Evelyn, George and Emma
6 / 13 Tracks
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A special edition with BBC Ten Pieces.
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Henry Purcell | Rondeau (Abdelazar) | |
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Charles Mingus | Moanin' | |
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Michael Nyman | Time Lapse |
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Darius Milhaud | Scaramouche | |
| Benjamin Britten | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue) | ||
| Florence Price | Symphony in E minor (4th mvt) | ||
| Lin‐Manuel Miranda | The Schuyler Sisters (from Hamilton) | ||
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Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In The Hall Of The Mountain King | |
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Edvard Grieg | In The Hall Of The Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) | |
| Lera Auerbach | 24 Preludes For Violin And Piano, Op.46; No.15 | ||
| Lera Auerbach | 24 Preludes For Violin And Piano, Op.46; No.4 | ||
| Clean Bandit | Symphony | ||
| Johannes Brahms | Symphony No 3 in F major, Op 90 (1st mvt) |
02:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Martin Handley
6 / 18 Tracks
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Classical music for breakfast time.
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Paul McCartney | Blackbird | |
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Erik Satie | Je te veux |
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John Ireland | Sea Fever | |
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Howard Skempton | Rise up, my love | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Flute Quartet K.298 | |
| Antonín Dvořák | Romance in F minor Op.11 | ||
| Luigi Boccherini | String Quintet in E major, Op.11`5 (3rd mvt) | ||
| Antonín Dvořák | Czech suite, Op.39 (Sousedska) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Simple Symphony (Boisterous Bourrée) | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | The Waves (A Sea Symphony) | ||
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Tanburi Cemil Bey | Nihavent Sirto | |
| Franz Schubert | Piano Sonata in A major, D 959 | ||
| Trad. | Wa Habibi (Beloved) | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Mazurka In A Flat, Op. 50/2 | ||
| Trish Clowes | Pfeiffer and the Whales | ||
| Gabriel Pierné | Piano Concerto in C minor, Op.12 (3rd mvt) | ||
| Jean Drejac | La chansonnette | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV.1046 (1st mvt) |
Thursday 26th December 2019
05:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Glorious Grieg 3/4
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Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland presents Grieg's best-known works from the RCS.
| Edvard Grieg | Lyric pieces - book 10 Op.71 | ||
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Carl Nielsen | Chaconne Op.32 | |
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Edvard Grieg | Ballade in G minor Op.24 | |
| Benjamin Britten | Lemady (Eight Folksongs) |
Wednesday 25th December 2019
13:00
Night Tracks
Around midnight
6 / 10 Tracks
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An immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Trad. | Deep River | |
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Einojuhani Rautavaara | Missa A Cappella: Kyrie | |
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Claude Debussy | Reverie | |
| Benjamin Britten | Concord from Gloriana | ||
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Dobrinka Tabakova | Nocturne | |
| Jacob van Eyck | Pale blue evenings | ||
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Jakob Bro | Lyskaster | |
| Jean‐Philippe Rameau | Castor Et Pollux, Act 1, Scene 3 "Tristes Apprets" | ||
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Steven Snowden | Appalachian polaroids | |
| Yannis Kyriakides | Vamvakaris |
03:00
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Pub carolling, Poston's Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
5 / 28 Tracks
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Refresh your Christmas Morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Jauchzet, frohlocket) | |
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Elizabeth Poston | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Departure (Winter Bonfire, Op 122) | ||
| George Whitefield Chadwick | Noël, from Symphonic Sketches | ||
| Chris Black | Go to the Child (Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition 2019 Winning Entry) | ||
| Anon. | There is no rose | ||
| Juan García de Zéspedes | Convidando está la noche | ||
| Leonard Bernstein | Turkey Trot (Divertimento for Orchestra) | ||
| Ralph Vaughan Williams | Suite for viola and small orchestra - Group 1 (Prelude, Carol & Christmas Dance) | ||
| Raymond Johnston | Cherry Tree Carol | ||
| Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in B flat major, Op 130 (5th mvt) | ||
| Josef Suk | Christmas Dream (Lullabies, Op 33) | ||
| Marc‐Antoine Charpentier | Noels sur les instruments H.534: Les bourgeois de Châtre | ||
| Désiré‐Émile Inghelbrecht | Nazareth (No 1 of Pastourelles) | ||
| William Grant Still | Christmas in the Western World (Las Pascuas) | ||
| Gerald Finzi | In terra pax, Op 39 | ||
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Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols (Wolcum Yole!) | |
| Giuseppe Torelli | Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 8 No 6, 'per il santissimo Natale' | ||
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Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols (Balulalow) | |
| Jakub Jan Ryba | Gloria (from Hail Master! - Czech Christmas Mass) | ||
| George Frideric Handel | For unto us a child is born (Messiah) | ||
| Victor Hely-Hutchinson | A Carol Symphony | ||
| Felix Mendelssohn | 6 Kinderstücke, Op 72 | ||
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Anonymous | O Jesulein zart | |
| Anonymous | Pesen Na Put (Singing On Our Way) - Christmas song from Thrace | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 3 German Dances, K.605: No 3 in C major 'Schlittenfahrt' (Sleigh Ride) | ||
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker - Highlights from Act 2 |
Tuesday 24th December 2019
14:00
Through the Night
Cantonese Suite
4 / 18 Tracks
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Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra performs Britten, Lin Zhao, Xiaogang Ye and Stravinsky.
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Francis Poulenc | Capriccio for Two Pianos | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis for double string orchestra | |
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Benjamin Britten | Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' | |
| Alessandro Scarlatti | Cantata 'Ero e Leandro' | ||
| Pierre de la Rue | Missa Sancto Job (complete) | ||
| Alexander Glazunov | Albumblatt for trumpet and piano in D flat major | ||
| Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Six Pieces, Op 19 | ||
| Béla Bartók | Rhapsody No 1, for cello and piano | ||
| Richard Strauss | Horn concerto No 1 in E flat | ||
| Cécile Louise Chaminade | Automne Op 35 No 2 | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Flute Quartet No 1 in D major, K 285 | ||
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Claude Champagne | Danse Villageoise | |
| Ye Xiaogang | Cantonese Suite for Orchestra | ||
| Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt - Suite No 1 Op 46 | ||
| Zhao Lin | Duo for sheng, cello and Orchestra | ||
| Igor Stravinsky | The Firebird - Suite no 2 (1919) | ||
| Leo Smit | Concertino for cello and orchestra (1937) | ||
| Per Nørgård | Pastorale for String Trio |
Monday 23rd December 2019
15:00
Through the Night
The Christmas Mystery
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Frank Martin's medieval Christmas Oratorio. Presented by Catriona Young.
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Carlos Salzedo | Concert Variations on "O Tannenbaum" | |
| Frank Martin | Le mystere de la Nativite - Part I | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Keyboard Concerto No.5 in F minor, BWV 1056 | |
| Frank Martin | Le mystere de la Nativite - Part II | ||
| Frank Martin | Le mystere de la Nativite - Part III | ||
| Michael Haydn | Ave Regina for double choir (MH.140) | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | French suite for keyboard no.2 (BWV.813) in C minor | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio (BWV.248) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28 | ||
| Friedrich Kunzen | Vinhoesten (Der Fest der Winzer) (Overture) | ||
| Marcel Dupré | Variations on "Adeste Fideles" | ||
| Frédéric Chopin | Prelude in D flat major, Op 28, No 15, 'Raindrop' | ||
| Franz Liszt | Hymne de l'enfant à son reveil, S19 | ||
| Francesco Geminiani | Concerto No 1 in D major (after Corelli's Op 5) | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony No 35 in D major, K385. 'Haffner' | ||
| Edward Elgar | Severn Suite for brass band, Op 87 | ||
| Giuseppe Torelli | Concerto a quattro in forma Pastorale per il Santo Natale (Op.8 No.6) | ||
| Michael Haydn | Cantata: Lauft, ihr Hirten allzugleich (Run ye shepherds, to the light) | ||
| Santiago de Murcia | 2 pieces from 'Codex de Saldívar' [c.1732] | ||
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Franz Schubert | Ave Maria, D839 |
11:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Playing in the Dark: Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Author Neil Gaiman reads from his best-selling books, with music from the BBC SO & guests.
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Manning Sherwin | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | |
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Jean Sibelius | Valse Triste |
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Richard Wagner | The Ride of the Valkyries | |
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Paul Dukas | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | |
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Rebecca Clarke | Sonata for viola and piano | |
| George Gershwin | Walking the Dog (Promenade) | ||
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Arthur Sullivan | Iolanthe - The Nightmare Song | |
| Jherek Bischoff | The Mushroom Hunters | ||
| Jean Sibelius | Belshazzar's Feast- Oriental Procession | ||
| Bernard Herrmann | Prelude from Fahrenheit 451 | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Sinfonia da Requiem (2nd Movt) | ||
| David Arnold | Good Omens |
Saturday 21st December 2019
10:00
Opera on 3
From the Met, Verdi's Macbeth
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From the Met: Verdi's Macbeth with Anna Netrebko and Zeljko Lucic in the leading roles.
| Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth Act I (Sc i & ii) | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth Act II | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth Act III | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth Act IV Scene I | ||
| Giuseppe Verdi | Macbeth Act IV (Scenes ii & iii) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.34 (Variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell) |
Thursday 19th December 2019
12:00
Night Tracks: The Archive Remix
Music for late night listening
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A magical sonic journey conjured from the BBC music archives.
| Bo Holten | First Snow (part 1) | ||
| Antonio Vivaldi | Violin Concerto RV 270a 'Il Riposo per il Santissimo Natale' (2nd mvt) | ||
| Franz Schubert | Der Leiermann (Winterreise) | ||
| Peter Warlock | Pieds en l'air (Capriol Suite) | ||
| Ólafur Arnalds | Carry me anew (For now I am Winter) | ||
| Benjamin Britten | In the Bleak Midwinter (A Boy was Born) | ||
| Traditional Irish | On a Cold Winter's Day | ||
| Traditional Neapolitan | Sankta Lucia |
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
World Premiere of Christmas Music
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The Three Choirs Festival presents the world premiere of Bob Chilcott's Christmas Oratorio
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Cole Porter | Always true to you in my fashion | |
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Giuseppe Verdi | String Quartet in E minor | |
| Jacobus Gallus | Impetum inimicorum | ||
| Tomás Luis de Victoria | Laetatus sum | ||
| Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28 | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Nun seid ihr wohl gerochen) | |
| Bob Chilcott | St John Passion (There is a green hill far away) | ||
| Bob Chilcott | The Advent Candle | ||
| Bob Chilcott | Christmas Oratorio |
Wednesday 18th December 2019
15:00
Through the Night
Gidon Kremer and Philip Glass
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Music by Faure, Philip Glass, Copland and Bernstein. With Catriona Young.
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Johann Michael Bach | Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil | |
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Aaron Copland | Quiet City |
| Benjamin Britten | Choral Dances from Gloriana - Coronation opera for Elizabeth II (Op.53) | ||
| Johann Sebastian Bach | Prelude and Fugue in C sharp, BWV 848 | ||
| Cyrillus Kreek | Blessed is the Man | ||
| Leonard Bernstein | Symphonic Dances, from 'West Side Story' | ||
| Felix Nowowiejski | Polish Courtship Overture (1903) | ||
| Leonard Bernstein | Serenade after Plato's 'The symposium' | ||
| Flor Alpaerts | Zomer-idylle [Summer Idyll] (1928) | ||
| Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka | Overture from Ruslan i Lyudmila | ||
| Franz Schubert | Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D485 | ||
| Philip Glass | Double Concerto for Violin and Cello | ||
| Franz Schubert | Impromptu No 2 in E Flat, D899 | ||
| Robert Schumann | Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op 44 | ||
| Gabriel Fauré | Pelléas et Mélisande, Op 80 (suite) | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 9 Variations on a minuet by Duport, K573 | ||
| Georg Philipp Telemann | Sonata for oboe and continuo in B flat major (Essercizii Musici, 1739-40) | ||
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495 | ||
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Giya Kancheli | Rag-Gidon-Time | |
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Jean Sibelius | Finlandia Op 26 |
11:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Bruckner, Gubaidulina and the power of three
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The BBC Philharmonic with Chief Conductor Omer Meir Wellber
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Anton Bruckner | Symphony No 7 | |
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William Byrd | Mass for 3 voices | |
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Benjamin Britten | A Ceremony of Carols (Interlude) | |
| Dominic Veall | Breakfast Carol Competition 2019; No.6 Go to the Child | ||
| Franz Schubert | Impromptu D899 no 2 | ||
| Franz Schubert | Impromptu D899 no 3 | ||
| Paul Lewis Edwards | Breakfast Carol Competition 2019; No.3 Go to the Child | ||
| Simon Hancock | Breakfast Carol Competition 2019; No.5 Go to the Child | ||
| Sofia Gubaidulina | Triple Concerto |
05:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Salzburg Festival - Enescu, Ligeti and Britten
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Salzburg Festival 2019. Highlights from the festival presented by Sarah Walker.
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Benjamin Britten | Ca' the yowes | |
| George Enescu | Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op.25 | ||
| Benjamin Britten | Songs And Proverbs Of William Blake, Op.74 |