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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, featuring sparkling Brahms on the harp, a choir of elves from Pauline Viardot, and Vaughan Williams's Greensleeves.

Let distractions melt away with a mixtape featuring music from Schumann's bucolic Rhenish Symphony, sprightly woodwind from Holst and Telemann, and cellist Braimah Kanneh-Mason's delicate interpretation of Sea Murmurs. Plus, sparkling Brahms on the harp, a choir of elves from Pauline Viardot, and Vaughan Williams' take on Greensleeves.

Produced by Rachel Gill.

29 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Jul 2023 19:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no.3 in E flat major Op.97 'Rhenish' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Schumann: The Symphonies.
    • DG.
    • 2.

  • Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco

    Sea Murmurs

    Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.
    • DECCA.

  • Gustav Holst

    Wind Quintet in A flat major, Op 14 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Hexagon Ensemble.
    • The British Connection.
    • Etcetera.
    • 005.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Waltz in A flat major, Op 39 No 15

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Music Arranger: Catrin Finch.
    • Lullabies.
    • DG.
    • 10.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture in A minor, TWV 55 a2 (Minuet 1 and 2)

    Performer: Peter Holtslag. Performer: Mark Caudle. Ensemble: Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • Telemann: Recorder Concertos: Peter Holtslag, The Parley of Instruments.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Pauline Viardot

    Choeur des elfes

    Choir: 成人快手 Singers. Singer: Olivia Robinson. Performer: Elizabeth Burgess. Conductor: Grace Rossiter.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.
    • Conifer.

Broadcast

  • Fri 28 Jul 2023 19:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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