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Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.

Today, Sarah shares glorious melodies from Schubert, Bruch and Vaughan Williams, music from the first symphony known to be written by a British woman, and a Haydn string quartet that’s full of musical mastery and innovation.

There’s also a crazily virtuosic little ‘Canzon’ by Matthias Weckmann, and the theme music to a much loved TV detective show.

Plus, a piece named after a picturesque Icelandic bay…

Also including 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3’s 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century – a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, it’s 2004, and Jasdeep Singh Degun’s piece, Abbha, is a tribute to his teacher Ustad Vilayat Khan who passed away that year.

A Tandem Production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 3