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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music from Caroline Shaw, Florence Price, George Dyson and Tchaikovsky.

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

This episode features choral music from Caroline Shaw, music conjuring a cold, wintry morning from Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, orchestral music from the prolific French composer Mel Bonis, and Yuja Wang playing the piano in Benjamin Wallfisch's score to the film 'Summer in February'.

Producer: Joe Blamey

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Fri 20 Feb 2026 19:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Caroline Shaw

    And the swallow

    Conductor: Paul Hillier. Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen.
    • ...and....
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Winter Light (Version for Saxophone & Ensemble)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • PRISM, Vol. 1.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 4.

  • Mel Bonis

    Le R锚ve de Cl茅op芒tre (Cleopatra's Dream)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Leo Hussain.
    • Bru Zane.

  • Florence Price

    Fantasie N猫gre No 2 in G minor

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Florence Price Piano Discoveries.
    • Flipside Music.
    • 15.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Eugene Onegin, Op 24 (Act 1, Scene 1, Introduction)

    Conductor: Vladimir Fedoseyev. Orchestra: USSR TV And Radio Large Symphony Orchestra. Choir: USSR TV and Radio Large Chorus.
    • Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin.
    • Intermusic S.A..
    • 1.

  • Benjamin Wallfisch

    Lamorma (from 'Summer in February')

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch. Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London.
    • Summer In February.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite (1st mvt, At Evening Bell)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos Records Limited.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Feb 2026 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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