Half an hour of the finest classical music
30 minutes of back to back classical music including works by Bach, Piazzolla, and Caroline Shaw.
Half and hour of back to back classical music to help wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's eclectic mix beings with one of Rachmaninov's most ecstatic piano preludes, followed by a poignant guitar arrangement of a song by Paul Simon and performed by Milos. Also in the sequence you can hear a very well known piece of J.S. Bach, a hypnotic piece of string writing by Caroline Shaw, Piazzolla's "Oblivion", and a beautiful Renaissance lament by Thomas Tomkins. If you listen closely, you might also catch a familiar TV theme.
Producer: Helen Garrison
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Sergey Rachmaninov
脡tudes-tableaux, Op 39 (No 8 in D minor)
Performer: Freddy Kempf.- Bis.
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Paul Simon
The Sound Of Silence
Music Arranger: Geoff Lawson. Music Arranger: Chris Trueman. Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.- Decca.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Caroline Shaw
Plan & Elevation (The Orangery)
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Nonesuch.
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John Addison
Murder, She Wrote (main theme)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- CHANDOS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 41 in C major K551 'Jupiter' (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- Hungaroton.
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Thomas Tomkins
When David heard that Absalom was slain
Choir: Stile Antico.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion arr. for 14 cellos
Performer: John鈥怘enry Crawford. Music Arranger: John鈥怘enry Crawford.- Orchid Classics.
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Edvard Grieg
Lyrical Pieces, Op. 12: No. 1. Arietta
Performer: Denis Kozhukhin.- PENTATONE.
Broadcasts
- Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Thursday 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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