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Classical music for focus or relaxation

An eclectic mix of classical favourites including Camille Saint-Saens' depiction of the Aquarium, a Piazzolla tango, a Sea Interlude from Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes as well as some keyboard music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Lili Boulanger

    Psalm 24

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Lang Lang. Performer: Gina Alice Redlinger. Conductor: Andris Nelsons. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: VII. Aquarium.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Histoire du Tango: Caf茅 1930

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova.
    • ALPHA.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Castor et Pollux (Overture)

    Music Arranger: Frans Br眉ggen. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.
    • Philips.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Sunday Morning (Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Steuart Bedford.
    • Britten - London Symphony Orchestra, Steuart Bedford.
    • Collins Classics.
    • 12.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and fugue in A minor BWV.894 (Prelude)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 37.
  • William Walton

    5 Bagatelles (no.4)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian.

Broadcast

  • Thu 27 Feb 2025 19:00

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