Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Clara Schumann, Dorothy Howell, and Sergey Prokofiev.
An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour featuring the expressive slow movement of Prokofiev鈥檚 final symphony, a work Chopin wrote while caring for the daughter of the singer Pauline Varidot as she toured away, and a hymn to the Virgin that Britten penned while convalescing in the sanatorium of Gresham School.
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Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto no.2 in F minor Op.5 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Emma Johnson. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.- Crusell: Complete Clarinet Concertos and Quartets.
- Brilliant Classics.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Chopin: Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57.
- Decca.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Prokofiev: Symphonies Vol.1.
- Onyx.
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Dorothy Howell
Nocturne (2 Pieces)
Orchestra: South-West German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim. Conductor: Douglas Bostock.- British Music for Strings, Vol. 5.
- CPO.
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Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in G Minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Neave Trio.- In Her Hands.
- Chandos.
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Benjamin Britten
A Hymn To The Virgin
Lyricist: Anon.. Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Orchestra: Giovanni Gabrieli.- The Road To Paradise.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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- Thu 17 Sep 2026 19:00麻豆社 Radio 3
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