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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Steve Reich, Dvorak and Joanna Marsh.

Steve's Reich's hypnotic Electric Counterpoint opens today's mixtape, followed by some lush Delius for orchestra and mournful Bach on solo violin. Tchaikovsky's charming Sleeping Beauty lightens the mood, melting into some juicy choral harmonies from Joanna Marsh and a Beethoven piano sonata. The mixtape ends with Dvorak's lyrical Serenade for Strings.

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Fri 10 Jul 2026 19:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Steve Reich

    Electric Counterpoint (Fast)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian.

  • Frederick Delius

    Berceuse (Orchestral suite No 1)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • La belle dame.
    • EMF Endeavours.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor (1st mvt, Adagio)

    Performer: James Ehnes.
    • Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin (Recorded 2020).
    • PM Classics Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Panorama (The Sleeping Beauty)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker: LSO, Previn.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 9.

  • Joanna Marsh

    Evening Prayer

    Choir: Tenebrae. Director: Nigel Short.
    • A Prayer for Deliverance.
    • Signum Records.
    • 18.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": III. Menuetto. Mo

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Beethoven 32, Vol. 5: Piano Sonatas Nos. 16-18.
    • Naxos.
    • 9.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade for Strings in E major, Op 22 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k.
    • Rafael Kubelik: Rare Recordings 1963 - 1974.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Jul 2026 19:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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