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Classical music to inspire you

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Holst, Domenico Zipoli, Dvorak, Ponchielli, Karl Jenkins, Haydn and Henrietta Bosmans.

Take time out with this 30-minute soundscape including a jig by Holst, baroque religious music from South America by Domenico Zipoli, Dvorak's American Quartet arranged for winds, The Dance of the Hours from Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda, a concerto for two harps and strings by Karl Jenkins, a Haydn piano sonata and music for cello and piano by Henrietta Bosmans.

Producer: Ian Wallington

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's Suite, Op 29 (Jig)

    Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Holst: St Paul's Suite: Yehudi Menuhin.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.
  • Domenico Zipoli

    Ave maris stella

    Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Choir. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • Moon, Sun and all things; Baroque Music from Latin America - 2.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet no.12 in F major Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)

    Music Arranger: David Walter. Ensemble: Ensemble Ouranos.
    • NoMadMusic.
  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    La Gioconda - Dance of the Hours (extract)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Robert Irving.
    • The Classic Experience - 135 of the greatest classical tracks.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 9.
  • Karl Jenkins

    Over the stone - concerto for 2 harps, strings and perc: 4th mvt; Tros Y Garreg

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Conductor: Karl Jenkins. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Quirk.
    • Decca.
    • 11.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in C major H.16.3 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
    • Chandos.
  • Henri毛tte Bosmans

    Cello Sonata (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Franz Bartolomey. Performer: Clemens Zeilinger.
    • EntArteOpera Festival.
    • Gramola Records.
    • 20.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Apr 2024 19:00

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