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

Today's Classical Mixtape begins and ends with the wonderful artistry of two musicians from other parts of the world who made London their home, Alfred Brendel and Willard White. We hear orchestral music by Thea Musgrave and Mozart, and Pekka Kuusisto plays a serenade for violin by Sibelius. The penultimate work is the rich choral sound of Schubert's Tantum Ergo (D962).

Produced by Michael Rossi.

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in D major, Op 28, 'Pastoral' (4th mvt)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp.7 & 28 "Pastoral" & 49 No.2: Brendel.
    • Philips.
    • 8.

  • Thea Musgrave

    Song of the Enchanter

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Jean Sibelius

    2 Serenades Op.69 (no.1 in D major)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta.
    • Ondine.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in E flat major, K 252 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: The Wind Concertos: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 14.

  • Franz Schubert

    Tantum ergo, D962

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Singer: Brigitte Poschner. Singer: Dalia Schaechter. Singer: Margareta Hintermeier. Singer: Jorge Antonio Pita. Singer: Andreas Schmidt. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DG.

  • Trad.

    Deep river

    Performer: Graeme McNaught. Singer: Willard White.
    • Chandos.

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  • Wednesday 19:00
    91热爆 Radio 3

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