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Sublime sounds for nightfall

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

On radio

Fri 9 May 2025 22:00

Music Played

  • Jennifer Higdon

    Summer shimmers across the glass of green ponds (Scenes from the poet's dreams)

    Performer: Gary Graffman. Ensemble: Lark Quartet.
    • Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks.
    • Bridge.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony no.9 in E flat major Op.70 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Naxos.
  • Elizabeth Parker

    Glass Tower

    • Poisoned Planet.
    • Cavendish Music.
  • ZRI

    Gnossienne no.1

    Music Arranger: ZRI.
    • NAXOS.
  • Ganavya Doraiswamy

    Forgive me my

    • like the sky I’ve been too quiet.
    • Native Rebel Recordings.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Cantus Arcticus Op. 61 (The Bog)

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Finland 100: A Century of Finnish Classics.
    • Ondine.
  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Piano Sonata in A Minor Op.2 no.3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nicolas Horvath.
    • Montgeroult; Complete piano sonatas.
    • Grand Piano.
  • Lisa Hannigan & Damien Rice

    I remember

    • Philips.
  • Richard Wagner

    Siegfried-Idyll

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Philips.
  • Shabaka Hutchings

    Black Meditation

    • Afrikan Culture.
    • Impulse!.
  • Evelyn Glennie

    Light In Darkness

    • BMG.
  • Jenny Sturgeon

    The Plateau

    • Hudson Records.
  • Huw Watkins

    Partita for solo violin. 4th movement, Comodo

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova.
    • NMC.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Infinite Shining Heavens (Songs of Travel)

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.
    • Naxos.
  • Patricia Wolf

    Psychic Sweeping

    • See Through.
    • Balmat.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Quintet in E flat major Op.44 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Dora Schwarzberg. Performer: Lucia Hall. Performer: Nobuko Imai. Performer: Mischa Maisky.
    • EMI.
  • Tõnu Kõrvits

    To The Moonlight (I)

    Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Estonian Premieres.
    • Alpha Classics.
  • Brian Eno

    Under the Moon

    • Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks.
    • UMC.
  • Richard Strauss

    Mondlichtmusik (Daphne)

    Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • Strauss: Daphne.
    • Decca.
  • Efterklang & South Denmark Girls' Choir

    Hænder der åbner sig

    • Lyset.
    • 4AD.
  • Simon Rackham

    A Nice Grey Day

    • A Nice Grey Day.

Broadcasts

  • Last Monday 22:00
  • Fri 9 May 2025 22:00

Discover The Night Tracks Mix

Discover The Night Tracks Mix

A seamless sonic journey in 30 minutes - perfect for late nights.