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The eclectic classical mix

The specially curated Classical Mixtape, including Britten鈥檚 A Young Person鈥檚 Guide to the Orchestra and John William鈥檚 Dartmoor 1912 from War Horse.

The specially curated Classical Mixtape 鈥� 30 minutes of musical delight and discovery. Tonight鈥檚 mix steps back in time, with John William鈥檚 鈥楧artmoor 1912鈥� from War Horse. Before that, Britten鈥檚 鈥楢 Young Person鈥檚 Guide to the Orchestra鈥�, followed by a toe-tapping rendition of 鈥楳oonlight Serenade鈥� by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. There's a touch of Tallis and Handel, before ending with a bang, with Anna Clyne鈥檚 鈥楳asquerade for Orchestra鈥�.

Producer: Meg Iliff-Rolfe

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor Pe拧ek.
    • Britten - Orchestral Works.
    • EMI.
    • 9-23.
  • John Williams

    Dartmoor, 1912 (War Horse OST)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Glenn Miller

    Moonlight Serenade

    Orchestra: Glenn Miller Orchestra.
    • In The Mood 鈥� The Definitive Moonlight Collection.
    • Bluebird.
    • 20.
  • Thomas Tallis

    If ye love me

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.
    • Hyperion.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Little suite for orchestra No 2 (Dance)

    Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Arnold: Concerto for 28 players etc.: City of London Sinfonia/Hickox.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • George Frideric Handel

    The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr for recorders and orchestra)

    Performer: Lucie Horsch. Performer: Charlotte Barbour-Condini. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Bojan 膶i膷i膰.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Puck (Lyric pieces - book 10 Op.71)

    Performer: Bal谩zs Szokolay.
    • Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Books 1-10.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Anna Clyne

    Masquerade

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Anna Clyne: Mythologies.
    • Avie.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Feb 2023 19:00

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