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Essential Classics for stargazing

Georgia Mann with an hour of cosmic classical tracks to take your imagination to the furthest reaches of the galaxy. Look up from Planet Earth to the night skies with music from composers including John Williams, Hannah Peel, 膾riks E拧envalds and Gustav Holst. MM

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra (Fanfare)

    Performer: Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • H盲nssler Classic.

  • John Williams

    Flying Theme (E.T.)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • MCA.

  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    Stars

    Choir: VOCES8.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op 27, 'Moonlight' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: Alfred Brendel.
    • Philips.
    • 1.

  • Gustav Holst

    Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets)

    Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Holst - The Planets / Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra.
    • Chandos.
    • 12.

  • Hannah Peel

    Sunrise through the Dusty Nebula

    Ensemble: Tubular Brass. Conductor: Sandy Smith.
    • My Own Pleasure.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne in E flat major, Op.9 no.2

    Music Arranger: David Popper. Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Performer: C茅cile Licad.
    • Encores as performed by Pablo Casals: Gerhardt/Licad.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

  • Hans Zimmer

    Cornfield Chase from "Interstellar"

    Ensemble: Studio Orchestra.
    • Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Expanded Edition].
    • WaterTower Music.
    • 2.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of Youth Suite No 1

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Capriccio.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Konya Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Ayla Sahin. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Alasdair Malloy.
    • Decca.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Sun Whose Rays (The Mikado) arr. for piano

    Performer: Keith Jarrett.
    • Keith Jarrett - La Fenice.
    • ECM.
    • 7.

  • Justin Hurwitz

    Planetarium (La La Land)

    Performer: Justin Hurwitz. Performer: Benj Pasek. Performer: Justin Paul.
    • INTERSCOPE.

  • William Grant Still

    7 Traceries (Cloud Cradles)

    Performer: Monica Gaylord.
    • Black Piano, A Treasury of Works for Solo Piano by Black Composers.
    • MUSIC & ARTS.
    • 14.

  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune orch Caplet

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Debussy: Orchestral works: Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    A Model of the Universe (The Theory of Everything)

    Performer: Tom Poster. Performer: Hugh Webb. Conductor: Anthony Weeden. Conductor: Ben Foster.
    • The Theory of Everything - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • BLACK LOT MUSIC.
    • 23.

  • Julie Cooper

    VENUS in Sunlight Grey

    Performer: Grace Davidson. Performer: Clio Gould. Performer: Camilla Pay. Ensemble: Oculus Ensemble. Conductor: Simon Hale.
    • Oculus.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 111.