Playlists with tracks by John Adams
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Jessie Montgomery | Strum | |
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Woody Herman | At the Woodchopper's Ball | |
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Claude Debussy | Petite Suite | |
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Johannes Brahms | Academic Festival Overture | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | Linden Lea |
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Claudio Monteverdi | Zefiro Torna |
Hubert Parry | My soul, there is a country (Songs of Farewell, No 1) | ||
Robert Schumann | Eintritt (Waldszenen, Op 82) | ||
Anon. | Quis Dabit | ||
Johann Hermann Schein | Concordia zu jeder Zeit | ||
Robert Simpson | String Quartet No. 8 - II. Molto vivace 'Eretmapodites gilletti' | ||
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Astor Piazzolla | Tanti anni prima (Ave Maria) | |
Johann Hermann Schein | Der edle Schäfer Coridon (from Musica boscareccia) | ||
Ruth Gipps | Horn Concerto, Op.58 (2nd mvt) | ||
Carl Maria von Weber | Concertino in E flat major, Op 26 for clarinet and orchestra | ||
Johann Hermann Schein | Juch holla, freut euch mit mir | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | La Foire (Etudes-tableaux No 2, after Rachmaninov's Op 33 No 4) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Sonata for flute and continuo in E Minor, BWV1034 (2nd mvt) | ||
Sir Hamilton Harty | A Comedy Overture | ||
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Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata in C major Kk.159 'The Hunt' | |
John Adams | Violin Concerto (3rd mvt, Toccare) | ||
Franz Schubert | Frühlingsglaube D686 | ||
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John Field | Nocturne No 3 in A flat major | |
Franz Schubert | Quintet in A Major, D667 'Trout' (4th mvt) | ||
Louise Farrenc | Symphony No 3 in G minor, Op 36 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber | Sonata 'La Pastorella' | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony no.4 in B flat major Op.60 (1st mvt) |
Wednesday 17th February 2021
13:00
Night Tracks
A little night music
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Floating Points | Elaenia | |
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Bill Evans | Elsa | |
John Tavener | No longer mourn for me | ||
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Poppy Ackroyd | Birdwoman | |
Robert Schumann | Röselein, Röselein! Op 89 No 6 | ||
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Dawn Landes | Brighton | |
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Tim Hecker | Obsidian Counterpoint | |
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Domenico Scarlatti | Piano Sonata in D minor, K 32 | |
Traditional Chinese | Spring Scenes in Southern China | ||
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Franz Liszt | 6 Grandes etudes de Paganini S.141; no.3 in G sharp minor; La Campanella | |
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Hania Rani | Glass | |
Jan Johansson | Skänklåt (Från Leksand) | ||
Johannes Brahms | String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 51 No 1 | ||
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John Adams | Naive and Sentimental Music: II. Mother of the Man |
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 | |
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 | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major Op. 130 - V. Cavatina |
Monday 1st February 2021
14:00
Night Tracks
Adventures in sound
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Alice Coltrane | Wisdom Eye | |
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Melanie Velarde | NYC Files | |
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Mogwai | The Winter's Not Forever | |
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The Magic Lantern | The Narrow Road | |
Andrea Tarrodi | Sorrow and Joy | ||
Trad. | Kalimankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering) | ||
Cecilia McDowall | I know that my Redeemer liveth | ||
Trad. | The Lark in the Clear Air | ||
Esther Swift | Song for a Quiet Winter | ||
Fujita | Keshiki | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Courante (Cello Suites No.1) | ||
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John Adams | Road Movies: Meditative | |
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Lol Coxhill | Que En Paz Descanse | |
Loren MazzaCane Connors | Lullaby (the last) |
Thursday 28th January 2021
02:00
Breakfast
Thursday - Petroc's classical commute
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3?s classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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John Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
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Kurt Weill | Speak Low | |
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Maurice Ravel | Jeux d'eau |
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Stephen Sondheim | Anyone can whistle | |
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Hugo Wolf | Italian Serenade |
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Hector Berlioz | Benvenuto Cellini (Overture) | |
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John Tavener | Love Bade Me Welcome | |
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Clara Schumann | Romance, Op 22 No 1 | |
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Reynaldo Hahn | La Barcheta (Venezia) | |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Allegro in D major, K 626b/16 | |
Joseph Marx | Venetian Lullaby | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K 581 (1st mvt) | ||
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Albert Roussel | Divertissement Op.6 | |
Aram Khachaturian | Garun Yerevan (Springtime in Lovely Yerevan), . | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Aram Khachaturian | Trio for Clarinet, Violin and Piano in D Minor; ii) Allegro | |
Maurice Ravel | Valses nobles et sentimentales (Waltz No 7) | ||
Giovanni Gabrieli | Canzon No 9 a 10 | ||
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Pietro Locatelli | Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 3 No. 9: III. Allegro - Capriccio | |
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Richard Rodney Bennett | I Never Went Away | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Trio Sonata in D Minor, BWV.527 | ||
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Tri Nguyen | Song of the Blackbird |
Monday 25th January 2021
04:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Essential Minuets and Avi Avital
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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John Adams | Lollapalooza |
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John Ireland | Amberley Wild Brooks | |
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Grace Williams | Calm Sea in Summer (Sea Sketches) | |
Hector Berlioz | Harold en Italie, Op. 16, H. 68: 2. Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soi | ||
Richard Strauss | Waltz Sequence no.1 (Der Rosenkavalier) | ||
James Oswald | Sonata on Scots tunes for 2 instruments and continuo, She rose and let me in | ||
Sir James MacMillan | So Deep | ||
Anton Bruckner | Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version): III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell | ||
Jean Françaix | Sonatine for trumpet and piano | ||
Tarquinio Merula | Sentirete una canzonetta sopra al bel bocchin (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) | ||
Arnold Bax | Tintagel - symphonic poem | ||
Jean-Michel Damase | Quintet for Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola and Cello ii Andante | ||
Théodore Dubois | Toccata in G major (12 Pieces for organ) | ||
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Bob Chilcott | Like a Singing Bird | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | French Suite No 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (Courante) | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Deh, vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) | ||
Carlo Arrigoni | Sonata for mandolin & violin in E minor | ||
Edvard Grieg | 4 Norwegian dances Op.35 (no.1) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Concert Piece No 1 in F minor, Op 113 | ||
Luigi Boccherini | String Quintet no.11 in E major, G.275 (Minuet) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op.66 for piano | ||
Malcolm Arnold | Tam O'Shanter, Op 51 | ||
George Frideric Handel | Alessandro (Overture) | ||
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Maurice Ravel | Pièce en forme d'Habanera, M. 51 | |
Max Bruch | Serenade in A minor, Op 75 (2nd mvt) |
Saturday 23rd January 2021
07:00
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Alex Woolf
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Jess Gillam and composer Alex Woolf share some of the music they love.
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Leroy Anderson | The Waltzing Cat | |
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Tom Waits | Take It With Me |
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Stephen Sondheim | Losing My Mind (from Follies) | |
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Benjamin Britten | Dirge (Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op.31) | |
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Voctave | Impossible Dream | |
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Alex Woolf | Requiem; V. Sanctus | |
Darius Milhaud | Brazileira from Scaramouche suite | ||
David Maslanka | A Child's Garden of Dreams; I.There is a desert on the moon | ||
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John Adams | City Noir - The City and its Double | |
Manuel de Falla | Siete Canciones; I. El pano moruno (Arr. Efraín Oscher) |
05:00
Record Review
Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel in Building a Library with Mark Lowther and Andrew McGregor
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Mark Lowther picks his favourite recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel.
Nicola Porpora | Torbido intorno al core (Meride e Selinunte, Act 2) | ||
Nicolò Paganini | Caprice Op. 1 No. 1 in E major | ||
Alexander Scriabin | Symphony No 4, Op 54 "Le poème de l'extase" (Arr. Y. Ahronovitch) | ||
Nicolò Paganini | Caprice Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor | ||
Antonio Salieri | Strappami il cuor dal seno (Armida, Act 3 Scene 5) | ||
Richard Strauss | String Quartet in A major (2nd mvt) | ||
Arthur William Foote | Suite for String Orchestra (2nd mvt) | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Symphony No 1 in D minor, Op 13 | ||
David Matthews | A Vision of the Sea, Op 125 (opening) | ||
York Bowen | Fragments from Hans Andersen Nos. 1-3 | ||
Hans Rott | Symphony No 1 in E Major, Nowak 35 (3rd mvt) | ||
Joaquín Rodrigo | Concierto de Aranjuez (3rd mvt) | ||
John Adams | Harmonielehre (1st mvt) | ||
Josquin des Prez | 'Allegez moy' and 'Douceur me bat' (Septiesme Livre de Chansons) | ||
Modest Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition (from Promenade III onwards) |
Friday 22nd January 2021
02:00
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem.
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Sam Cooke | A change is gonna come | |
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Orlando Gibbons | What Is Our Life |
Joseph Haydn | Symphony No 45 in F sharp minor, 'Farewell' (4th mvt) | ||
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Yann Tiersen | Comptine d'un autre été (l'après midi) | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 1 in C Major, Op 15 (3rd mvt) | ||
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov | The Enchanted Lake, Op.62 | ||
Nicola Matteis | Suite in A Minor | ||
Errollyn Wallen | Of Crumpling Rocks (Songbook) | ||
Nicolò Paganini | Caprice in E major, Op 1 No 9, 'La chasse' | ||
George Frideric Handel | Sinfonia, 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (Solomon) | ||
Gustav Holst | St Paul's suite Op.29`2 | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Manfred Symphony Op.58 (3rd mvt) | ||
Ilan Eshkeri | The Rainforest (A Perfect Planet soundtrack) | ||
Joaquín Rodrigo | A l'ombre de Torre Bermaja | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Scherzo in D minor | ||
Johann Nepomuk Hummel | Trumpet Concerto in E major (3rd mvt) | ||
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Tobias Hume | Love's Farewell | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 (Orgelbuchlein, No 17) | ||
Träd | Farewell and Adieu | ||
John Adams | Doctor Atomic, Act I: "Batter My Heart" | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Fantasia in D minor, K 397 |
Sunday 17th January 2021
04:00
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with a rare musical mix
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Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning
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Gerry Mulligan | Venus de Milo | |
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Gustav Holst | Suite de ballet, Op. 10: iii. Scene de nuit | |
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John Adams | Harmonielehre (Meister Eckhardt and Quackie) | |
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Albert Heinrich Zabel | Marguerite, douloureuse au rouet Op. 26 No. 2 | |
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Josef Suk | Moods Op. 10: i. Legend | |
Alexander Vassiliev | 3 Lyric Pieces: i. Elegie in memoriam Sergei Rachmaninov | ||
Joseph Haydn | Keyboard Sonata No. 12 in A Hob. XVI: 12 | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Stabat mater, RV 621 | ||
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Jules Massenet | Le Cid: Andalouse | |
Astor Piazzolla | Las 4 Estaciones Portenas (four seasons of Buenos Aires) - Invierno Porteno | ||
Michel Blavet | Flute Concerto in A minor arr. Dinyes for flugelhorn and orchestra | ||
Cécile Louise Chaminade | 6 Pieces romantiques, Op. 55: Piece Romantique | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op.74 'Pathetique' (3rd mvt) | ||
François-Joseph Gossec | Symphony in D minor, Op. 4 No. 6 | ||
Toru Takemitsu | Toward the Sea II for alto flute, harp & strings - 3. Cape Cod | ||
George Frideric Handel | Let thy hand be strengthened | ||
Traditional Turkish | Visite Nocturne | ||
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Divertimento in E flat major, K. 166: ii. Menuetto | |
Gjermund Larsen | Solbønn [Sun Prayer] |
Thursday 7th January 2021
07:00
In Tune
Nicholas Mulroy and Toby Carr, David Le Page
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Sean Rafferty with music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Franz Schmidt | Symphony No. 1 in E major: I. Sehr langsam - Sehr lebhaft | |
Louis Adam | Sonata in C Major, Op. 8 No. 2 - fourth movement | ||
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Martin Christian Schultze | Sinfonia No. 5 in G Major: V. Polonnoiza | |
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov | Ten settings from the Obikhod - no. 9 Praise ye the Lord from heaven | ||
Thomas Adès | O Albion | ||
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Brian Eno | Heroes | |
Zedashe | Kakhuri Maqruli (Wedding Song) | ||
Edvard Grieg | Incidental music to 'Peer Gynt': Prelude to Act I - At the Wedding | ||
François Couperin | Les Barricades Mystérieuses | ||
Franz Liszt | (Schumann) Widmung S.566, transc. for piano | ||
Franz Schubert | Halt!, D 795 No 3 (Die schöne Müllerin) | ||
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John Adams | Gnarly Buttons (III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me) | |
Joseph Canteloube | La delaissado (Chants d'Auvergne) |
Wednesday 6th January 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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Maurice Ravel | Introduction and Allegro | |
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Cecilia McDowall | Rain, Steam and Speed | |
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John Adams | Harmonielehre: III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie | |
Joseph Haydn | Cello Concerto No 1 in C major - 3rd mvt | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297, 'Winter' | ||
Marco Uccellini | Aria sopra La Bergamasca Op.3`5 | ||
Bent Sørensen | Phantasmagoria | ||
Modest Mussorgsky | Cattle (Pictures at an Exhibition orch Ravel) | ||
Charles-Valentin Alkan | Le chemin de fer | ||
Nino Rota | Music from Fellini's 8 1/2 | ||
Franz Schubert | Im Frühling, D.882 | ||
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Percy Grainger | Country Gardens (arr. Sousa) | |
Frédéric Chopin | Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major, Op.18 | ||
Richard Rodney Bennett | Murder on the Orient Express (Waltz) | ||
Gioachino Rossini | The Barber of Seville (Overture) | ||
William Grant Still | Prelude (2nd mvt) | ||
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Lieto così talvolta (Adriano in Siria) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major - 2nd mvt: Larghetto | ||
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Johannes Brahms | Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio |
02:00
Breakfast
Wednesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show featuring New Year, New Music.
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Duke Ellington | Three Black Kings: No. 1, King of the Magi | |
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Alba Rosa Viëtor | Canzonetta | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (conclusion to Part 6) | ||
Rutland Boughton | Three Folk Dances for orchestra (Hornpipe) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.73 (4th mvt) | ||
Vassily Zinoviev | God is with Us (Russian Orthodox Christmas Vespers) | ||
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John Adams | Gnarly Buttons (III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me) | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Thamos, King of Egypt, K 345 (Entr'acte in D minor) | ||
Agnes Zimmermann | Violin Sonata in A minor Op.21 (4th mvt) | ||
John Field | Nocturne No.13 (no.7) in C major 'Reverie-Nocturne' | ||
Jonathan Dove | The Three Kings | ||
Joseph Haydn | Hier treibt ein dichter Kreis; Hört das laute Getön (The Seasons) | ||
Franz Liszt | Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Annees de pelerinage - Italie) | ||
Leo Brouwer | Ojos brujos for guitar (Enchanter's Eyes) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Dopo notte (Ariodante) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Et resurrexit - Credo (Missa solemnis, Op.123) | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | Grand March (Aida) | ||
Ottorino Respighi | L'Adorazione dei Magi (Trittico Botticelliano) | ||
Iiro Rantala | My Finnish Calendar - August | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 23 (3rd mvt) | ||
James Oswald | Thistle (Airs for the Seasons) | ||
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Richard Strauss | Serenade in E flat major, Op.7 |
Saturday 2nd January 2021
11:00
New Music Show
New Year, New Music
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Launching New Year, New Music, ten composers introduce new music that has inspired them.
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Esperanza Spalding | Winter Sun |
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Paul Mealor | Ubi caritas | |
Rhiannon Giddens | Ten Thousand Voices | ||
Bent Sorensen | Phantasmagoria | ||
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Charles Wuorinen | It Happens Like This (No. 7, The Wild Turkey) | |
David Lang | Mystery Sonatas: No. 2 (After Joy); No. 7 (Glory) | ||
Diana Baroni Trio | La mañana | ||
Djuro Zivkovic | On the Guarding of the Heart | ||
Jimmy López | America Salvaje! | ||
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John Adams | Gnarly Buttons (III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me) |
Thursday 31st December 2020
09:00
BBC Proms
Proms 2020, American Dreams
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Ryan Bancroft conducts the BBC NOW in a Prom celebrating popular music from the USA.
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Aaron Copland | Appalachian Spring (Suite) |
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John Adams | Chamber Symphony | |
Bohuslav Martinu | Jazz Suite | ||
Gavin Higgins | Rough Voices | ||
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Samuel Barber | Knoxville - Summer of 1915, Op 24 |
Wednesday 30th December 2020
03:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Essential Matthew Barley, a Tchaikovsky Waltz and Edward MacDowell's To a Wild Rose (woodland sketches)
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Sergei Prokofiev | Dance of the Knights (Romeo and Juliet) | |
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Joaquin Valverde | Clavelitos | |
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Benjamin Britten | A Hymn to the Virgin | |
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John Adams | China Gates |
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Franz Waxman | Carmen Fantasy | |
Giovanni Picchi | Canzon Decima Quarta (Canzoni da sonar con ogni sorte d'istromenti, No 14) | ||
Noel DaCosta | A Set of Dance Tunes for Solo Violin: No. 3, Little Diamond - Bird on the Wing J | ||
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Hildegard von Bingen | Rex noster promptus est | |
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Peter Dickinson | Blue Rose | |
Peter Dickinson | Wild Rose Rag | ||
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Domenico Scarlatti | Sonata in B flat major Kk.551 | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Partita no.3 in E Major, BWV.1006 (Loure) | |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.6, Op.74 'Pathetique' (2nd mvt) | ||
Edward MacDowell | To a Wild Rose (10 Woodland Sketches, Op 51 No 1) | ||
Johanna Müller-Hermann | String Quartet in E flat, Op 6 (4th mvt) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony No 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian' (4th mvt) | ||
Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann | Bossa-Nova-Philharmonica | ||
Frank Bridge | Two Entr'actes (Rosemary) | ||
José de Nebra | El bajel que no recela (Vendado es amor, no es ciego, Act 1) | ||
William Byrd | Sing joyfully unto God for 6 voices | ||
Franz Schubert | Heidenröslein, D 257 | ||
Joseph Haydn | Piano Trio in C major, H XV 27 (3rd mvt) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Serenade in D major, K 239, 'Serenata notturna' | ||
Franz Schubert | Piano Sonata No 21 in B flat major, D960 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski | Clarinet Concerto in B flat major | |
Maurice Ravel | Scarbo (Gaspard de la nuit) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Ma quando tornerai (Alcina) | ||
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka | Ruslan and Ludmilla (Overture) |
Saturday 26th December 2020
06:00
Inside Music
Violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto with seasonal sounds from Scandinavia and beyond
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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Nat King Cole | The Christmas Song | |
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Joni Mitchell | River |
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John Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
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Ayub Ogada | Obiero | |
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Vincent Youmans | Tea for Two | |
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Missy Mazzoli | Vespers for Violin | |
Amanda Maier-Rontgen | Violin Sonata in B minor - I. Allegro | ||
Olivier Messiaen | Fêtes des belles eaux, mvmt 6: L'eau (à son maximum de hauteur) | ||
Olli Mustonen | Triple Concerto / Concerto for three violins - Finale | ||
Ellen Reid | The World Was Calling Me | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Seasons - December | ||
François Couperin | Les Tours de passe-passe (22e order) | ||
Thomas Adès | 3 Studies from Couperin - Les Tours de passe-passe | ||
Jean Sibelius | En etsi valtaa loistoa Op. 1 No. 4 | ||
Traditional Swedish | Fran himmelen kom angeln Gabriel | ||
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No. 5 - 1st movement | ||
William Byrd | Bow thine ear | ||
Louise Farrenc | Nonet for string & winds in E flat major, Op. 38 - movements 3 & 4 |
Thursday 10th December 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Thursday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny announces the Breakfast Carol Competition finalists.
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Eric Coates | The Merrymakers | |
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Maurice Ravel | La Valse |
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John Adams | China Gates |
Gerald Finzi | O mistress mine (Let Us Garlands Bring) | ||
Max Bruch | Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor (3rd mvt) | ||
James Walton | Christmas Carol | ||
Max Richter | Winter II (after Vivaldi) | ||
Anon. | La Battaglia (Pavana) | ||
Jessica Reeves | Alleluia, a new work is come on hand | ||
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Morfydd Llwyn Owen | Maida Vale | |
Biagio Marini | Sonata, 'La Ponte' (Affetti musicale) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata No 80, 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott' (opening) | ||
Owain Park | Ave maris stella | ||
Chris Westbrook | Christmas Carol | ||
Tim Tricker | Christmas Carol | ||
Dave Brubeck | Cathy's Waltz | ||
Jonathan Ticher | Christmas Carol | ||
Edward Elgar | Serenade for string orchestra | ||
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C major, Op 54 No 2 (1st mvt) | ||
Ken Burton | Many are the wonders | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Valse-Caprice No 1 in A major | ||
Lance Whitehead | Christmas Carol | ||
Gareth Price | Christmas Carol | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in F, Op 18 no 1 (1st mvt) | ||
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George Frideric Handel | See the conquering hero comes |
Tuesday 8th December 2020
06:00
Afternoon Concert
Celebrating the BBC Orchestras.
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The BBC Symphony, live from Maida Vale Studios, London.
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Sheep may safely graze |
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John Adams | Harmonium | |
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Robert Schumann | Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op.52 | |
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Judith Weir | Moon and Star | |
Aaron Copland | 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson | ||
Helen Grime | Elegiac Inflections | ||
Johannes Brahms | Symphony no.3 in F Op.90 | ||
Robin Holloway | Six Canonic Studies (Schumann/Holloway) |
Saturday 5th December 2020
06:00
Inside Music
Violinist Maxine Kwok with all the instruments she ever wanted to play
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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John Rutter | Angels' Carol | |
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Astor Piazzolla | Libertango |
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Claude Debussy | Arabesque No. 1 | |
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John Adams | Short ride in a fast machine |
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Richard Strauss | Don Juan, Op. 20 | |
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George Gershwin | Fascinatin' Rhythm | |
Igor Stravinsky | Pulcinella - VII - Vivo (Menuet, Finale) | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - 1st movement | |
Dmitry Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No. 1 - I - Allegretto | ||
John Williams | The Imperial March from Star Wars Soundtrack | ||
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Violin Concerto - II - Romance: Andante | ||
Malcolm Arnold | Concerto No. 1 Op. 45 for flute and strings - 1st movement | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, 2nd movement | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in C sharp minor | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | Ah! Dite alla giovine from La Traviata, Act 2 | ||
Gustav Mahler | Symphony No. 5 "Adagietto" - 4th movement |
Tuesday 1st December 2020
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Rudy Wiedoeft | Valse Vanite | |
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Steve Reich | Electric Counterpoint (Fast) | |
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John Adams | The Chairman Dances |
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Michael Torke | Javelin | |
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Gilbert Vinter | Hunter's Moon | |
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Antonio Vivaldi | Winter (The Four Seasons) | |
Isaac Albéniz | Espana Op.165 (Serenata) | ||
Shara Nova | From The Invisible To The Visible | ||
Sir James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn [Strathclyde Motets] | ||
John Foulds | Bells at Koblenz (Holiday Sketches, Op 15) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Gallant Weaver | ||
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Oboe Concerto in B flat major Wq.164 (3rd mvt) | ||
John Taverner | Western Wynde Mass (Gloria) | ||
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Stefano Landi | Augellin | |
Charles Villiers Stanford | String Quintet no.2 in C minor Op.85 (2nd mvt) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.98 in B flat major (4th mvt) | ||
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | Concerto for clarinet and chamber orchestra (2nd mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata no 8 in C Minor Op.13 "Pathétique" (2nd mvt) | ||
Thomas Weelkes | To shorten winter's sadnesse | ||
François-André Danican Philidor | L'art de la Modulation [Quartet no.1 in G minor] | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo in C K.373 | ||
Franz Berwald | Symphonic Poem 'Wettlauf' | ||
Ottorino Respighi | Gagliarda (Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no.1) | ||
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George Frideric Handel | Keyboard Suite no.1 in B flat major HWV.434 (Minuet) | |
R. Nathaniel Dett | In The Bottoms (Barcarolle) | ||
Richard Wagner | The Ring - An Orchestral Adventure (Brunnhilde's Sacrifice) | ||
Ian Shaw | I Sing of a Maiden |
Wednesday 25th November 2020
10:00
In Tune Mixtape
Classical music for your commute
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In Tune's curated playlist: an eclectic mix with music by Mozart, John Adams, Tchaikovsky.
Alexander Scriabin | Study in D sharp minor, Op 8 No 12 | ||
Anonymous | Scalam ad caelos | ||
Anton Bruckner | Mass in E minor: Kyrie | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV.1012 (Allemande) | |
John Adams | On the Dominant Divide (Grand Pianola Music) | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Serenade in C Major for Strings (Op.48): 1. Pezzo in forma di sonatina | ||
Traditional Brazilian | Coco Alagoano | ||
Traditional Macedonian | Pajduska | ||
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Così fan tutte, K. 588: Soave sia il vento |
Thursday 19th November 2020
09:00
Radio 3 in Concert
Shaker Loops
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BBC SSO pair John Adams's masterpiece with Schumann's Second Symphony.
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John Adams | Shaker Loops | |
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Meredith Monk | Ellis Island | |
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Joan Tower | Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman | |
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Clara Schumann | Mein Stern | |
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Clara Schumann | Oh weh des Scheidens, das er tat | |
Richard Strauss | Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28 | ||
Robert Schumann | Symphony No.2 |
Wednesday 11th November 2020
09:00
In Tune
Steven Isserlis, Martin James Bartlett, BBC Instrumental Sessions
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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George Gershwin | Embraceable You | |
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George Gershwin | The man I love | |
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Hoagy Carmichael | Lazy bones | |
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John Adams | Tromba lontana | |
John Tavener | Mahamatar (ending - the beginning is faded in) | ||
Aram Khachaturian | Introduction and Dance of Nymphs (Spartacus Suite no.1) | ||
John Tavener | Preces And Responses (excerpt - end faded) | ||
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Frederick Delius | North Country Sketches (Dance) | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (3rd mvt) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Organ Concerto in F major, Op.4`5 | ||
Percy Faith | Wouldn't It Be Loverly | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quartet in B flat major, K 458, 'Hunt' (4th mvt) | ||
HK Gruber | Rat Song; Crusoe Song (Frankenstein!!) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV 1053 (3rd mvt) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Intermezzo, Op. 118/2 |
Thursday 5th November 2020
03:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with essential fireworks music, Soraya Mafi, Mendelssohn's Elijah
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Francis Poulenc | Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano: III. Rondo | |
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George Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue | |
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Nacio Herb Brown | Singin' in the Rain | |
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Francisco Correa de Arauxo | Batalla de Morales | |
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George Frideric Handel | Rinaldo (Overture) | |
Robert Schumann | Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op 39, No 5) | ||
Roger Quilter | Music, when soft voices die (6 Songs, Op 25 No 5) | ||
André Messager | Solo de concours for clarinet and piano | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | Caro Nome (Rigoletto) | ||
Sigfrid Karg-Elert | Marche triomphale 'Nun danket alle Gott' | ||
Cécile Louise Chaminade | Pierrette, Op 41, Air de Ballet | ||
Igor Stravinsky | Pulcinella Suite: Overture; Serenata; Scherzino | ||
Claude Debussy | De l'aube à midi sur la mer (La Mer) | ||
John Adams | Violin Concerto - 3rd mvt 'Toccare ' | ||
Cristóbal de Morales | Regina caeli | ||
Maya Youssef | Awatef | ||
Edward Elgar | Praise to the Holiest in the Height | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | "Thanks be to God" (Elijah) | ||
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin | Bagatelle, Op 59 No 9 | ||
Richard Wagner | Parsifal: Good Friday Spell | ||
Robert Fayrfax | Missa Albanus (Agnus Dei) | ||
Franz Schubert | Piano Trio in B flat major D.898 1st mvt | ||
Robert Parsons | Mr Parsons His Songe |
Wednesday 4th November 2020
09:00
In Tune
Simon Wallfisch and Tomo Keller, Stephen Medcalf
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Pietro Mascagni | Cavalleria rusticana (Intermezzo) | |
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John Adams | Short Ride in a Fast Machine |
Lili Boulanger | Au pied de mon lit (Clairières dans le ciel) | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Agitata Infido Flatu from Juditha Triumphans | ||
Franz Lehár | Vilja-Lied (The Merry Widow) | ||
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Concerto in F minor for bass tuba - 2nd movement; Romanza (Andante sostenuto) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Etudes, Op. 10: 3. Etude in E Major | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | The Tale of the Stone Flower Op.118 (Waltz) | ||
Frederick Delius | North Country Sketches (Autumn) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo alla Turca (arr. Andrew Duncan) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Concerto grosso in D major Op.3`6 | ||
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George Frideric Handel | Suite in D Minor, HWV 428: II. Allemande | |
George Gershwin | Strike Up the Band (Overture) | ||
Igor Stravinsky | Symphony No.1 in E flat, Op.1: 2nd mvt: Scherzo | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046 (4th mvt) |
Sunday 1st November 2020
04:00
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with guest Sharuna Sagar
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Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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John Adams | I. Shaking and Trembling (Shaker Loops) | |
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Henry Mancini | Moon River | |
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Orlando Gibbons | Hosanna to the Son of David | |
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Duke Ellington | Lotus Blossom | |
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Igor Stravinsky | Symphonies of Wind Instruments | |
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Orlando Gibbons | Go from my window | |
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Muriel Herbert | To Daffodils | |
Francis Poulenc | Hier soir, j'ai voulu prendre un comprimé from La Voix Humaine | ||
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Georges Bizet | Carmen Suite No. 2 - 5 - Danse boheme | |
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in C major, RV 87 | ||
Pink Floyd | Echoes (excerpt) | ||
Billy Mayerl | Wedding of an Ant | ||
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Sergei Prokofiev | Juvenilia - II - Melody in E flat major | |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Symphony in B minor, Wq 182 No. 5 | ||
Isaac Albéniz | Torre bermeja Op. 92 No. 12 | ||
Chris Price | Waiting | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Italian Concerto - III - Presto | ||
Don Macdonald | Moonset | ||
Johannes Brahms | Serenade No. 1 in D, Op. 11 - 1st movement - Allegro molto | ||
Dorothy Howell | Lamia (1918) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Cello Concerto No. 4 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2 | ||
Edvard Grieg | Gade, Op 57 No 2 | ||
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Edvard Grieg | Lyric Pieces Book 2 - Op. 38 No. 6 - Elegy | |
Niels Wilhelm Gade | String Quartet in A minor |
Monday 26th October 2020
04:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
George Frideric Handel | Brockes-Passion (Sinfonia) | ||
Siri Dyvik | Travel set | ||
George Frideric Handel | Qual farfalletta (Partenope) | ||
Tielman Susato | 4 Dances from Danserye | ||
Cécile Louise Chaminade | Guitare Op.32 | ||
Gerald Finzi | 5 Bagatelles Op.23 (Prelude) | ||
Claude Debussy | Bruyères (Preludes Bk.2 no.5) | ||
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Hildegard von Bingen | Caritas abundat in omnia | |
Edward Elgar | Introduction and Allegro Op.47 | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Organ Sonata no.2 in C minor BWV.526 (1st mvt) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | String Quartet no.2 in A minor Op.13 (3rd mvt) | ||
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John Adams | Harmonielehre (Meister Eckhardt and Quackie) | |
Ferenc Farkas | Chorea (5 Ancient Hungarian Dances) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony No 6 in D major, 'Le matin' (1st mvt) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Piano Sonata no.1 in C minor Op.4 (3rd mvt) | ||
Joseph Joachim | Romance in B flat major, Op.2 no.1 | ||
Frederick Delius | North Country Sketches (Autumn) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | The Ruins of Athens, Op.113 (Overture) | ||
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Gabriel Fauré | Valse-caprice no. in A major Op.30 | |
Paul Le Flem | Par landes | ||
George Enescu | String Octet in C major, Op.7 (1st mvt) | ||
Percy Grainger | Ramble on Love |
Saturday 10th October 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
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Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
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Aram Khachaturian | Masquerade Suite (Waltz) | |
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Gilbert Bécaud | Nathalie | |
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Jean Ferrat | Ma Mome | |
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John Adams | China Gates |
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Mountain Man | Blue Mountain | |
Radiohead | Arpeggi | ||
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Richard M. Sherman | Hushabye Mountain | |
Edvard Grieg | Peer Gynt, Op 23 (No 8, 'In the Hall of the Mountain King') | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Violin Sonata No 17 in C major, K 296 (1st mvt) | ||
Edvard Grieg | Six Norwegian Mountain Melodies (No 1, 'Spring Dance) | ||
Ferdinand Hérold | Zampa (Overture) | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15 (3rd mvt) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Serenade No 2 in A major, Op 16 (5th mvt) |
Friday 9th October 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Friday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Now Thank We All Our God | |
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Johannes Brahms | Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: I. Andante | |
Claude Debussy | Pour les Degres Chromatiques (Etudes, Bk 2, no.7) | ||
John Adams | Shaker Loops - 2nd mvt 'Hymning Slews' | ||
Edward Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius (Op.38), Pt.2; Angel's farewell (Softly and gently)... | ||
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Ludwig van Beethoven | 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: 4. Presto (B Major) | |
Florence Price | Five Folksongs in Counterpoint: No 5, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | ||
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | Flight of the Bumblebee transc for piano | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Study in A minor, Op 10 No 2 | ||
Träd | Deep River | ||
Gabriel Fauré | 3 songs, Op. 7: I. Après un rêve | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320 "Posthorn": VI. Menuetto & VII. Finale. Presto | ||
George Frideric Handel | Myself I shall adore (from Semele) | ||
Grace Nichols | Two Old Black Men on a Leicester Square Park Bench | ||
Hector Berlioz | Queen Mab Scherzo (Romeo and Juliet) | ||
J.C. Johnson | Black Mountain Blues |