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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Enjoy this 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites including Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag, Jessye Norman performing Strauss' Four Last Songs and some beautiful Schubert music for piano.

Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Mar 2025 19:00

Music Played

  • Scott Joplin

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Performer: Katia & Marielle Labèque.
    • Gladrags - Works by Joplin, Mayerl etc.: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • EMI.
    • 7.
  • Claude Debussy

    Sonate en trio (Interlude)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Debussy: Les Chansons de Bilitis etc: The Nash Ensemble.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 5.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No 1 in C major, BWV 1066 (Passepied 1 and 2)

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ton Koopman.
    • J.S. Bach, Orchestral Suites, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra / Ton Koopman.
    • RCA.
    • 12.
  • Richard Strauss

    Beim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs)

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Performer: Gerhard Bosse. Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Kurt Masur.
    • Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; 6 Orchestral Songs - Norman, Gewandhausorchester L.
    • Philips.
  • Franz Schubert

    6 Moments musicaux D.780 (no.4 in C sharp minor)

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata, Op.120`1 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestrator: Luciano Berio. Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Berio: Orchestral Realisations.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Mar 2025 19:00

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