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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

A soundscape of classical jewels: a Scriabin study, Gluck's Orfeo, Bach on the hurdy-gurdy, an Arvo Pärt Kyrie, Adams's Oppenheimer aria, a Ravel trio, a Baroque dance from Peru.

A 30-minute soundscape of classical jewels: a pensive study for piano by Scriabin; Gluck's Orfeo lamenting the death of his lover Euridice; JS Bach on the hurdy-gurdy; the Kyrie from Arvo Pärt's Berliner Mass; a Chopin prelude from his Op. 28; an aria from John Adams's opera 'Doctor Atomic' sung by the character of Robert Oppenheimer; a Baroque dance from Peru, and a colourful Ravel trio.

Producer: Juan Carlos Jaramillo

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Mar 2025 19:00

Music Played

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Study in C sharp minor, Op.2 no.1

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 - 'J'ai perdu mon Euridyce'

    Singer: Michael Spyres. Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Francesco Corti.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita no.3 in E Major, BWV.1006 (Loure)

    Music Arranger: Tobie Miller. Performer: Tobie Miller.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Kyrie (Berliner Messe)

    Performer: Andrew Lucas. Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    24 Preludes Op.28 (no.24 in D minor)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 24.
  • John Adams

    Batter my heart (Doctor Atomic)

    Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
  • Trad.

    Cachua Serranita (Instrumental)

    Orchestra: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Trio (Pantoum)

    Performer: Nash Ensemble.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Jul 2023 19:00
  • Tue 4 Mar 2025 19:00

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