The perfect classical half hour
A specially curated playlist of classical music, including Bach for brass, butterflies from Puccini and Yo Yo Ma, northern lights from Ola Gjielo and Pavarotti's elixir of love.
Producer: Barnaby Gordon
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly (Act 1, Opening)
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. -
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Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin
Pastoral, Op 40 No 6 (Eight Concert Etudes)
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.- Hyperion.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 - 3rd movement, Rondeau
Ensemble: Britten Oboe Quartet.- A Tribute to Janet.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ola Gjeilo
Northern Lights
Choir: VOCES8.- Decca.
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Mark O鈥機onnor
Butterfly's Day Out
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer. Performer: Mark O鈥機onnor. Music Arranger: Edgar Meyer. -
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major, Kk.72
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. -
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Johann Sebastian Bach
The Art of Fugue (Contrapunctus XIII arr for brass)
Music Arranger: Arthur Frackenpohl. Ensemble: Canadian Brass. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. -
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Gaetano Donizetti
Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.- Donizetti: L'Elisir D'Amore: Sutherland/Pavarotti/ECO/Bonynge.
- Decca.
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Broadcasts
- Thu 23 Apr 2020 19:00成人快手 Radio 3
- Mon 12 Jun 2023 19:00成人快手 Radio 3
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