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Switch up your listening with classical music

Switch off for half an hour with water games from Ravel, tears from Dowland, and a soft and gentle angel from Elgar. Plus plenty more on this episode of the Classical Mixtape.

Producer: Tanzy Leitner

28 days left to listen

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Castor et Pollux (Overture)

    Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
  • John Dowland

    Flow, my tears

    Performer: Thomas Dunford. Singer: Iestyn Davies.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon and Gigue in D major

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d'eau

    Performer: Pascal Rog茅.
  • Edward Elgar

    Angel's farewell (The Dream of Gerontius)

    Singer: Alice Coote. Director: Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hall茅.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Jun 2023 19:00
  • Tuesday 19:00

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