Main content
This programme will be available shortly after broadcast

Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including a little waltz with Schubert, Mendelssohn in Italy and breathtakingly beautiful violin music by Tartini.

Radio 3's eclectic classical mix, lovingly curated to usher in your evening. Tonight's half-hour mix features a little waltz with Schubert, Mendelssohn dancing in Italy, and breathtakingly beautiful Tartini from violinist Chouchane Siranossian. Plus a love song from Gerald Finzi and a Romance by Clara Schumann.

Produced by David Fay.

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op.90 'Italian' (iv. Finale)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • LSO Live.
  • Franz Schubert

    34 Valses sentimentales D.779, Op.50 for piano: no.13 in A major

    Performer: Piers Lane.
    • Hyperion.
  • Giuseppe Tartini

    Violin Concerto in F major, D61 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Chouchane Siranossian. Ensemble: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Director: Andrea Marcon.
    • ALPHA.
  • Claude Debussy

    The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

    Orchestrator: Colin Matthews. Performer: Jonathan Morton. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.
    • LINN: CKD 512.
    • Linn Records.
    • 6.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Thou didst delight my eyes, Op 32

    Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Christopher Robinson.
    • A Finzi Anthology.
    • Naxos.
    • 501.
  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances Op.11 (no.3 in A flat major)

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Romance 鈥 The Piano Music of Clara Schumann.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • Josef Suk

    Serenade in E flat major, Op.6 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Suk: Fairy Tale etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 Jun 2023 19:00
  • Next Friday 19:00

Music to help you focus

Discover the best classical music for study, inspiration and relaxation.