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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including a peaceful nocturne by Schoenberg, delicious choral harmony from Palestrina, glorious strings by Glazunov and Jean Cras, and a deftness of piano writing by none other than Mozart and Rachmaninov.

Producer: Zara Siddiqi

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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 8. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 109.
  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Notturno

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Jane Berthe. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.
    • Daniel Hope - Belle Epoque.
    • DG.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Vox dliecti mei (Song of Songs)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    String Quartet No 2 in F major, Op 10 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Utrecht String Quartet.
    • Utrecht String Quartet: Complete String Quartets Vol.2/Glazunov.
    • MD&G.
    • 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23, K.488 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.
    • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 & No.23, K. 488.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Amy Beach

    Op. 54, No. 1: Scottish Legend

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg.
    • Neglected Works For Piano.
    • db Productions.
    • 5.
  • Jean Cras

    Quintette: I. Assez anime

    Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.
    • French Music for Flute, Harp And String Trio.
    • SWR Classic.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Apr 2025 19:00

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