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A 30-minute soundscape of classical music with a Vivaldi concerto, Brahms on piano, Salzedo's harp magic, Britten's strings, Mozart's opera, Chesnokov's hymn and Respighi's birds.

A 30-minute soundscape of classical music with a Vivaldi concerto; one of Brahms rhapsodies for piano; Carlos Salzedo's harp magic with a song for the night; Britten's simple symphony for strings; Steve Reich's Six marimbas; Mozart's charming duettino from his opera The Marriage of Figaro; Chesnokov's Hymn to the Cherubim; and Respighi's suite The Birds.
Producer: Juan Carlos Jaramillo

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 25 Sep 2023 19:00

Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 156: III. Allegro

    Conductor: Rub茅n Dubrovsky. Ensemble: Bach Consort Wien.
    • Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, Gloria & Other Works (Live).
    • Gramola Records.
    • 103.
  • Johannes Brahms

    2 Rhapsodies Op.79 (no.2 in G minor)

    Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 etc.: Lupu, LPO, De Waart.
    • Decca.
    • 5.
  • Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov

    Cherubic Hymn, Op. 7 No. 1

    Lyricist: Anonymous. Choir: St John's Voices. Conductor: Graham Walker. Choir: Cambridge University Chamber Choir.
    • Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 101.
  • Steve Reich

    Six Marimbas

    Performer: Steve Reich.
    • Works 1965-1995.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.
  • Carlos Salzedo

    Salzedo: Chanson de la Nuit

    Performer: Marisa Robles.
    • The World of The Harp.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 10.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony (Playful pizzicato)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Steuart Bedford.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: No. 21 Duettino: "Sull'aria?..Che soave zeffiretto"

    Lyricist: Lorenzo Da Ponte. Singer: Karita Mattila. Singer: Marie McLaughlin. Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • Les 50 Tr茅sors de Mozart - Les Tr茅sors de la Musique Classique.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 26.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Prelude (The Birds)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Sep 2023 19:00

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