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Your daily classical soundtrack

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of beautiful classical music in a seamless mix. This edition features over 400 years of music, from John Dowland's 1596 ayre Flow, my tears to Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil, first performed in 2019.

Producer: Christina Kenny for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Feb 2025 19:00

Music Played

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.
    • William Tell and other favourites: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Kunzel.
    • Telarc.
  • Severus Gastorius

    En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt (Sommerpsalm)

    Performer: Eric Ericson. Choir: The Real Group.
  • John Dowland

    Flow my tears/Child of Wonder

    Composer: Eric Whitacre. Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Choir: Los Angeles Master Chorale.
    • Rise.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 5 in D minor, Op 47 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
  • Vladimir Martynov

    The Beatitudes

    Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Quite slow from Photography

    Orchestra: Orchestra X. Conductor: Nicholas Kok.
  • Eric Whitacre

    The Sacred Veil: Child of Wonder

    Performer: Christopher Glynn. Performer: Emma Denton. Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd.
  • Carl Nielsen

    The fog is lifting (The Mother, Op 41)

    Performer: James Galway. Performer: Sioned Williams.
  • Trad.

    Tarantella Italiana

    Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 12 Jul 2023 19:00
  • Fri 21 Feb 2025 19:00

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