
Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites by Clarke, Beethoven, Lehar, Grieg, Purcell and Piazzolla plus a lesser known gem by Doreen Carwithen.
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites - Jeremiah Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary, Beethoven's first symphony arranged for flute and piano trio and Lehar's Vilja from The Merry Widow. There's also Morning Mood from Grieg's Peer Gynt, Purcell's Music For A While played by clarinet and double bass and Piazzolla's Libertango. Plus a lesser known gem by Doreen Carwithen - her Sonatina for piano.
Producer: Ian Wallington
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Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March)
Music Arranger: Peter Hurford. Ensemble: Michael Laird Brass Ensemble. Performer: Peter Hurford.- Trumpet Voluntary.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.1 in C major (4th mvt)
Music Arranger: Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio. Performer: Uwe Grodd.- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 (Arr. J. N. Hummel for Flute & Piano Trio).
- Naxos.
- 204.
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Franz Lehár
Vilja's Lied (The Merry Widow)
Singer: Lesley Garrett. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Crouch End Festival Chorus. Conductor: James Holmes.- Lesley Garrett - Soprano in Red.
- Silva Screen Records.
- 14.
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Edvard Grieg
Morning (Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Op 46)
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- Grieg: Peer Gynt/Holberg Suite: Marriner.
- Hanssler Classics.
- 8.
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Doreen Carwithen
Sonatina: ii.Molto adagio
Performer: Bengt Forsberg.- Neglected Works For Piano.
- db Productions.
- 7.
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Henry Purcell
Music for a While (Oedipus)
Music Arranger: Sebastien Dubé. Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Sebastien Dubé.- SONY.
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Astor Piazzolla
Libertango
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Orchestra: European Film Philharmonia Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph Israel.- Deutsche Grammophon.
Broadcast
- Fri 7 Feb 2025 19:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3
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