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Half and hour of back to back classical music, featuring works by John Rutter, Amy Beach, and Ennio Morricone.

Back to back classical music to help you unwind at the end of a busy day, beginning with an enchanting waltz by John Rutter, a lonely piper as depicted by Margaret Hubicki, and a lyrical concerto grosso movement by Corelli. Rebecca Dale's ethereal setting of Wordsworth's iconic tribute to daffodils - "I wandered lonely as a cloud" and Max Bruch's poignant quintet for strings capture the seasonal moment, and imagination takes flight in Amy Beach's "Romance", Ennio Morricone's wistful portrayal of "Gabriel's Oboe" from the 1986 movie The Mission, and Frank Bridge's luminous tone poem picturing moonlight over the sea.

Producer: Helen Garrison

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30 minutes

Last on

Tue 28 Apr 2026 19:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Rutter

    Suite Lyrique (4th mvt, Waltz)

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • DG.

  • Margaret Hubicki

    The Lonely Piper (Irish Fantasy)

    Performer: James Kirby.
    • Chandos.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto Grosso in F major Op.6 No. 2: Mvts 8 & 9

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Corelli: The Complete Concerti Grossi.
    • Zig Zag Territories.

  • Rebecca Dale

    I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud

    Author: William Wordsworth. Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Rebecca Dale: Night Seasons.
    • Signum Records.
    • 7.

  • Max Bruch

    String Quintet in A minor (3rd mvmt, Adagio non troppo)

    Ensemble: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players.
    • Bruch: String Quintets & Octet.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 7.

  • Amy Beach

    Romance, Op.23

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Michael Brown.
    • Echoes.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission)

    Conductor: Ennio Morricone.
    • The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture.
    • EMI Marketing.
    • 3.

  • Frank Bridge

    The Sea (Moonlight)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Apr 2026 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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