Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including Mozart, Chopin and J贸hann J贸hannsson.
Today's mixtape opens with a fragile Mozart piano concerto, leading into folk-inflected Annie Laurie by Lady John Douglas Scott. Anticipation builds with music from the film The Mercy by J贸hann J贸hannsson, before the mournful sounds of Dido's Lament, arranged for orchestra. This is followed by some lush symphonic Parry and two nocturnes: one by Humperdinck for string quartet and solo violin, and one by Chopin for piano to close.
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Alicia Ann Spottiswoode
Annie Laurie
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Performer: Edin Karamazov. Performer: Stacey Shames.- DECCA.
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J贸hann J贸hannsson
The Mercy (Into The Wide And Deep Unknown)
Orchestra: Budapest Art Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.- The Mercy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 6.
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Henry Purcell
When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas)
Orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- CHANDOS.
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Hubert Parry
Symphony no.5 in B minor 'Symphonic fantasia' (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.- CHANDOS.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Notturno in G, for violin and string quartet
Performer: Lydia Dubrovskaya. Ensemble: Diogenes Quartett.- CPO.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne in G minor, Op 15 No 3
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes and Impromptus: Angela Hewitt, piano.
- Hyperion.
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- Wed 22 Jul 2026 21:05麻豆社 Radio 3
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