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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

A 30-minute playlist of classical favourites including Schumann's soaring violin concerto, Rameau's operatic depiction of Knights, Philip Glass' soundtrack to the film The Truman Show and the slow movement of Shostakovich's second piano concerto, written for his son Maxim.

Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Paladins (Air de furie)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt.
    • Rameau: Suite Les Paladins: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Leonhardt.
    • Philips.
  • Robert Schumann

    Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd mvt - with a coda by Benjamin Britten)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Joshua Bell.
    • SONY.
  • Barbara Strozzi

    Che si pu貌 fare?

    Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar. Singer: C茅line Scheen.
    • Warner.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 76 No 5

    Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet.
  • Philip Glass

    Truman Sleeps (The Truman Show)

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.
    • Decca.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)

    Conductor: Rafael Fr眉hbeck de Burgos. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Falla/Albeniz: El amor brujo/Suite espanola: New Philharmonia/de Burgos.
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Mon 24 Jun 2024 19:00

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