Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, with music easing us into the evening including J.S. Bach, Cecile Chaminade's beautiful song The Silver Ring, and nocturnes by Felix Mendelssohn (from his incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream) and John Field.
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Cecilia McDowall
Adoro Te Devote
Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- Adoro Te Devote & Miserere.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for oboe, violin & strings in C minor BWV.1060 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: Alexei Ogrintchouk. Ensemble: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.- BIS.
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John Field
Nocturne no.15 in C major
Performer: Benjamin Frith.- John Field: Piano Music, Vol. 2.
- Naxos.
- 8.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C minor Kk.11
Performer: Mie Miki.- S'il vous pla卯t: Mie Miki.
- Bis.
- 3.
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C茅cile Chaminade
L'anneau d'argent
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Performer: Bengt Forsberg.- Clara Schumann & Great Female Composers.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 33.
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Frank Bridge
Berceuse
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.- Bridge: Suite for Strings etc: Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury.
- Conifer.
- 15.
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Margaret Hubicki
The Lonely Piper (Irish Fantasy)
Performer: James Kirby.- Chandos.
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Nocturne)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Mendelssohn In Birmingham Vol. 4.
- Chandos.
- 8.
Broadcast
- Wed 11 Feb 2026 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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