Playlists with tracks by Sir James MacMillan
Monday 22nd February 2021
03:00
Breakfast
Monday - Petroc's classical picks
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Georges Delerue | Le Grand Choral | |
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Cole Porter | You're The Top | |
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Claude Debussy | Minstrels (Preludes, Book 1) | |
Franz Liszt | Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année Italie, S. 161, no. 4 Sonetto 47 del Pet | ||
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Robert Carver | Missa Dum sacrum mysterium - Gloria | |
George Frideric Handel | Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 | ||
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Robert Schumann | Liederkreis, Op. 24: I. Morgens steh' ich auf und frage | |
George Frideric Handel | Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 (extract) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Os mutorum | ||
Anon. | Confessor Dei | ||
Traditional Chinese | Spring Rain | ||
Bedrich Smetana | String Quartet No 1 in E minor, 'From my life' (4th mvt) | ||
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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck | Est-ce Mars | |
William Lawes | Royall consort suite no. 8 in C major | ||
Benjamin Britten | The Holy sonnets of John Donne (Op.35), no.6; Since she whom I loved | ||
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Johann Gottfried Keller | Ciaccona in G Major | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Fugue in E flat, BWV 552, 'St Anne' | ||
Joseph Haydn | Piano Trio in C, Hob. XV:21 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Edward Elgar | Caractacus, Op.35 (Triumphal March) | |
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.82 in C major H.1.82 'The Bear' (4th mvt) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony No. 4 in A, "Italian" (4th mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in F major, Op.18 no.1 (1st mvt) | ||
Francis Poulenc | Tel jour telle nuit: I: Bonne journée | ||
Richard Wagner | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Prelude to Act 1) |
Thursday 18th February 2021
10:00
The Night Tracks Mix
Music for the night
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening
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Emily Hall | Instrumental | |
Aino Peltomaa | ÆR | ||
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Songs of Farewell: Mond, du gehst du wieder auf | ||
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Hannah Peel | Emergence in Nature | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Concerto in D major: Andante | ||
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Laura Cannell | Sea Tower | |
Sir James MacMillan | The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (opening) |
Friday 5th February 2021
06:00
Afternoon Concert
BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers (5/5)
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The BBC Singers enjoy music by Bob Chilcott and Fatma Said sings Ravel's Shéhérazade
Mohammed Abdel Wahab | Nashid al qassam (arr. James Whitbourn) | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Symphony No.1 in D Op.25 'Classical' | ||
Anders Hillborg | Kongsgaard variations for string quartet | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Gallant weaver | ||
Benjamin Britten | Hymn from Suite for Harp Op.83 | ||
Bob Chilcott | Songs my heart has taught me | ||
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Bob Chilcott | Thou, my love, art fair | |
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki | Totus tuus sum, Maria Op.60 for chorus | ||
Jenny McLeod | Childhood - song-cycle i Cocks crow | ||
Jenny McLeod | Childhood - song-cycle i There's a time to live | ||
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John Pickard | Black Castles | |
Maurice Ravel | Sheherazade - 3 poems for mezzo-soprano and orchestra |
Monday 25th January 2021
04:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Essential Minuets and Avi Avital
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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John Adams | Lollapalooza |
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John Ireland | Amberley Wild Brooks | |
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Grace Williams | Calm Sea in Summer (Sea Sketches) | |
Max Bruch | Serenade in A minor, Op 75 (2nd mvt) | ||
Hector Berlioz | Harold en Italie, Op. 16, H. 68: 2. Marche de pèlerins chantant la prière du soi | ||
Richard Strauss | Waltz Sequence no.1 (Der Rosenkavalier) | ||
James Oswald | Sonata on Scots tunes for 2 instruments and continuo, She rose and let me in | ||
Sir James MacMillan | So Deep | ||
Anton Bruckner | Symphony No. 6 in A Major, WAB 106 (1881 Version): III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell | ||
Jean Françaix | Sonatine for trumpet and piano | ||
Tarquinio Merula | Sentirete una canzonetta sopra al bel bocchin (Arr. for Chamber Ensemble) | ||
Arnold Bax | Tintagel - symphonic poem | ||
Jean-Michel Damase | Quintet for Flute, Harp, Violin, Viola and Cello ii Andante | ||
Théodore Dubois | Toccata in G major (12 Pieces for organ) | ||
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Bob Chilcott | Like a Singing Bird | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | French Suite No 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (Courante) | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Deh, vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) | ||
Carlo Arrigoni | Sonata for mandolin & violin in E minor | ||
Edvard Grieg | 4 Norwegian dances Op.35 (no.1) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Concert Piece No 1 in F minor, Op 113 | ||
Luigi Boccherini | String Quintet no.11 in E major, G.275 (Minuet) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op.66 for piano | ||
Malcolm Arnold | Tam O'Shanter, Op 51 | ||
George Frideric Handel | Alessandro (Overture) | ||
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Maurice Ravel | Pièce en forme d'Habanera, M. 51 |
03:00
Breakfast
Monday - Petroc's classical rise and shine
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3?s classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Cole Porter | Anything Goes | |
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George Gershwin | Love walked in | |
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William Byrd | Vigilate | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Partita in C minor, BWV 997: Gigue and Double | |
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op.10 (3rd mvt) | ||
Johnny McGilll | Tibbie Dunbar | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Tryst | ||
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in C Major, Op. 74 No. 1: I. Allegro | ||
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Thomas Tomkins | Fantasia a 6 No. 18 | |
Anon. | Suo Gân | ||
Joseph Haydn | The White Cockade, Hob.XXXIa:22 | ||
Traditional Shetland | Unst Boat Song | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in A minor for 2 violins, RV 522 | ||
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Joseph Martin Kraus | Symphony in C major, VB 139 - III. Allegro | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Andante for piano (WoO.57) in F major "Andante favori" | ||
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Dmitry Shostakovich | Jenny - Comin thro' the Rye | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Behold, My Love, How Green the Groves | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony no.3 in A minor, Op.56 'Scottish' (2nd mvt) | ||
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Ned Rorem | Mallet Concerto: III. Back and Forth | |
George Frideric Handel | Concerto grosso in B flat major Op.3`1 | ||
Robert Burns | My Heart's in the Highlands | ||
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Robert Carver | Missa Dum sacrum mysterium - Sanctus | |
Gioachino Rossini | The Barber of Seville (Overture) | ||
Ruth Gipps | Song Op.33 |
Thursday 14th January 2021
12:00
The Night Tracks Mix
14/01/2021
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Hannah Peel with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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The Electric Soft Parade | So Much Love | |
Bent Sorensen | Fragments of Requiem: Lacrimosa | ||
DM Smith | Waving 1 | ||
Georges Bizet | L'Arlesienne: Act 3, scene 4, Melodrame | ||
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Midori Hirano | November | |
Sir James MacMillan | For Ian | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Un'aura amorosa (Cosi fan tutte) |
Saturday 9th January 2021
02:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
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Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Cello Suite No 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Prelude) | |
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Edward Elgar | Serenade in E minor for strings, Op 20 | |
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Ernest Bloch | Suite No. 1 for solo cello - iv. Allegro | |
Havergal Brian | The Tinker's Wedding | ||
William Grant Still | Woven Silver [7 Traceries for piano] | ||
Jean Coulthard | Bicycle Parade & The Departure [Excursion - suite from the ballet] | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony No 1 in E flat major, K 16 (2nd mvt) | ||
Amy Beach | Laudamus Te [Grand Mass in E flat major] | ||
Jo Van Wetter | La Plage | ||
Anonymous | Matais de incendios [Manuscrito do grupo de Mogi das Cruzes, 17thC] | ||
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Charles Trenet | Le piano de la plage | |
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Prologue | |
Claude Debussy | Des pas sur la neige [Preludes, Book 1] | ||
Keith Kenniff | Day in day out | ||
Déodat de Séverac | Valse Romantique [En vacances] | ||
Ólafur Arnalds | Woven Song | ||
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Pelham Humfrey | A lover I'm born and a lover I'll be | |
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Edward German | Nell Gwyn (Overture) | |
Sergey Rachmaninov | Scherzo in D minor (1887) | ||
Enrique Granados | Rondalla aragonesa (12 Danzas españolas) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Gallant Weaver | ||
Traditional Peruvian | Dennos lecencia señores |
Monday 4th January 2021
04:00
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Essential Harp and MacMillan's As Others See Us
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Claude Debussy | Danse sacrée et danse profane | |
Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto in E minor for recorder, transverse flute, strings & continuo (3rd mvt) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | ...As Others See Us... (5th mvt 'Thomas Stearns Eliot') | ||
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Gustav Mahler | Symphony no.1 in D major (Blumine) | |
Thomas Adès | L'âme-en-peine (Three Studies from Couperin) | ||
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Hermann Zilcher | Fruhlingsstrophe | |
Tomás Luis de Victoria | Ave Maria a 8 | ||
Alexander Glazunov | Violin Concerto in A minor | ||
Jean Sibelius | Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39 (3rd mvt) | ||
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Turner Layton | After you've gone | |
Alexander Scriabin | Waltz in A flat major, Op 38 | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Jesu, nun sei gepreiset (Cantata No 41) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony no.29 in A major, K.201 (1st mvt) | ||
André Messager | Le jour sous le soleil béni (Madame Chrysanthème) | ||
Johannes Brahms | Ich schwing mein Horn ins Jammertal | ||
Benjamin Britten | Canticle 4 The Journey of the Magi (excerpt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | String Quartet in E minor, Op 59 No 2 'Razumovsky' (4th mvt finale) | ||
Cécile Louise Chaminade | Air de ballet (Suite de piano) | ||
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Jolly Rutterkin (Five Tudor Portraits) | ||
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Richard Wagner | Parsifal (Prelude) | |
Errollyn Wallen | Louis' Loops | ||
Robert Schumann | Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd movement) | ||
Franz Liszt | Sposalizio (Annees de pelerinage, Deuxiemme annee, Italie: No. 1) | ||
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Sergei Prokofiev | Toccata, Op 11 |
Monday 28th December 2020
02:00
Through the Night
RIAS Chamber Chorus with Capella de la Torre
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James MacMillan and Gabrieli from 2019 Heinrich Schütz Music Festival with Jonathan Swain.
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Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in D major | |
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Claude Debussy | Cello Sonata in D minor | |
Sergey Rachmaninov | Vocalise | ||
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Giovanni Bassano | Deus qui beatum Marcum | |
Sir James MacMillan | Miserere | ||
Alexander Glazunov | Concert waltz for orchestra no 2 in F major, Op 51 | ||
Giovanni Bassano | Salvator mundi a 5 | ||
Stanislaw Moniuszko | Ballet Music for the Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for 4 violins, cello and orchestra in F, Op.3 No.7 | ||
Hanne Ørvad | Kornell [1992] | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | String Quartet in D major, K 155 | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for lute, 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV.93 | ||
Heinrich Schütz | Excerpt from 'Schwanengesang': Psalm 100 - Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt, SWV 493 | ||
Carl Nielsen | Symphony no.6 (FS.116) 'Sinfonia semplice' | ||
Heinrich Schütz | Four excerpts from 'Schwanengesang' | ||
Heinrich Schütz | Magnificat a 14, from 'Sacrae symphoniae II' | ||
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Edvard Grieg | Ballade in G minor, Op 24 | |
Michael Praetorius | Exsultemus adiutori nostro a 6 | ||
Franz Schubert | Trio in B flat D.471 | ||
Michael Praetorius | Passamezzo a 6 | ||
Frédéric Chopin | 24 Preludes Op.28 for piano | ||
Pieter Hellendaal | Sonata Prima in G major (Op.5) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Introduction & variations on a theme from Herold's Ludovic (Op.12) in B flat major ('Varations brillantes') | ||
Richard Strauss | Suite in B flat major, Op 4 |
Tuesday 22nd December 2020
13:00
Through the Night
Zagreb String Quartet's Centenary
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Music by Ravel, Boccherini, Elgar and a premiere by Srdan Dedic. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony No 5 in E minor | |
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Maurice Ravel | String Quartet in F | |
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in G minor, Op 74, No 3 'Rider' (2nd movt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Overture from the Incidental music to König Stephan | ||
Luigi Boccherini | Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D | ||
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry | Overture and Duo (Le jugement de Midas) | ||
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Arvo Pärt | Spiegel im Spiegel | |
Blagoje Bersa | Sunny Fields | ||
Ruth Watson Henderson | Missa Brevis | ||
Dmitry Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Christe qui lux es et dies (White) & A Child's Prayer (MacMillan) | ||
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Edward Elgar | Introduction and Allegro, op 47 | |
Imants Kalni | Rock Symphony (1st mvt. Allegretto) | ||
Jacques Buus | Ricercare | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | French Suite No 5 in G major, BWV 816 |
12:00
Night Tracks
Immerse yourself
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Abul Mogard | Half Light Of Dawn | |
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Terje Isungset | A glimpse of light | |
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Sven Helbig | Bell Sound Falling like Snow | |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Symphony no.1 in G minor Op.13 'Winter daydreams' (2nd mvt) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Dominus dabit benignitatem [Strathclyde Motets] | ||
Stuart Russell | Zither IV | ||
Edda | Leikur elds og isa [Song of Fire and Ice] | ||
Erik Satie | Gymnopedie no.3 in A minor | ||
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Terje Isungset | Snowflake | |
Franz Liszt | Transcendental Etude in B flat minor S.139 no.12 'Chasse Neige' | ||
Trad. | Winter Song | ||
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Georgy Sviridov | The Bells of Dawn [Zoryu b'yut] | |
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Voyou | Il neige | |
Improvisation | The Gypsy Harp | ||
Wintergatan | Music Box, Harp & Hammered Dulcimer | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | English Suite no.2 in A minor BWV.807 (Prelude) | |
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Midtro | Winter Nocturne |
Monday 21st December 2020
03:00
Breakfast
Monday - Petroc's classical picks
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Breakfast with Petroc Trelawny featuring a Bach cantata in our regular Bach Before 7 slot.
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John Rutter | Blow, blow, thou winter wind | |
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Kenneth Leighton | Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child | |
Johannes Brahms | Violin Sonata no.2 in A major, Op.100 (1st mvt) | ||
John Dankworth | When icicles hang by the wall | ||
Anon. | The Bird's Dance | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony No. 85 in B-Flat Major, Hob. I:85 "The Queen": I. Adagio. Vivace | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for Flautino, Strings & Continuo in D Major, Op. 10 / 3, RV 428, "Il Ga | ||
Émile Waldteufel | Les Patineurs, Op.183 | ||
Louise Farrenc | Symphony no.1 in C minor, Op.32 (4th mvt) | ||
Franz Schubert | Impromptu in G flat, D899 No.3 | ||
Robert Schumann | Fantasy in C major, Op 17 (2nd mvt) | ||
George Maltby | Marshall | ||
Sir James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn | ||
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Gustav Holst | The Planets Op.32. IV Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity) | |
William Grant Still | 3 Visions (Radiant pinnacle) | ||
James Oswald | Sonata on Scots Tunes | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Sonata in D major for two pianos, K 448 (3rd mvt) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Cantata no.62 BWV.62 Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland |
Sunday 13th December 2020
11:00
Words and Music
Light in the Darkness
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From Philip Pullman and music inspired by the aurora borealis to candlelight in poetry.
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Peter Maxwell Davies | An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise | |
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Brian Eno | Emerald and Stone |
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Claude Debussy | Claire de Lune | |
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Charles Ives | The Unanswered Question | |
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Eric Whitacre | Lux Aurumque | |
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Ralph Vaughan Williams | A Pastoral Symphony | |
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Einojuhani Rautavaara | Melancholy (Cantus Arcticus) | |
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Carl Nielsen | Helios Overture | |
Roy Harris | Symphony No.3 (Finale) | ||
Arvo Pärt | De Profundis | ||
Sir James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn | ||
Steven Price | Aurora Borealis (Gravity) | ||
Tanya Tagaq | As the Day goes by | ||
William Grant Still | Aspiration (Afro-American Symphony) | ||
Maurice Ravel | Le Lever du Jour (Daphnis et Chloe) |
Saturday 12th December 2020
02:00
Breakfast
Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
4 / 22 Tracks
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Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
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Max Richter | Infra 3 |
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Boby Lapointe | Framboise | |
Erik Satie | Brutal [Trois morceaux en forme de poire] | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Lux aeterna (Strathclyde Motets) | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | March of the Mechanicals [A Midsummer Night's Dream (Incidental Music), Op.61 | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Ave verum corpus, K 618 | ||
Franz Schubert | Impromptu in G flat major, D.899 no.3 | ||
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Zenobia Powell Perry | Nocturne | |
Alessandro Scarlatti | Dormi, o fulmine di guerra (La Giuditta) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in E flat major, op.55 no.2 | ||
Antonio de Cabezón | De la Virgen | ||
Giuseppe Torelli | Sinfonia in C major G.33 | ||
Giuseppe Verdi | L'Inverno (Ballet Music) [I Vespri Siciliani, Act III] | ||
Caroline Shaw | Narrow Sea-Part 4 | ||
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Jon Hopkins | Dawn Chorus | |
Cesar Cui | Tarantella in G minor, Op 12 | ||
César Franck | Sonata for violin & piano in A major (2nd mvt) | ||
Miklós Rózsa | Quo vadis (Prelude) | ||
Charles Borel-Clerc | Ma pomme | ||
Peter Warlock | Sleep (arr. for voice and lutes) | ||
Edvard Fliflet Braein | Out Towards the Sea | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Cinderella - Mazurka; Cinderella's Arrival; Grand Waltz |
Tuesday 1st December 2020
06:00
Afternoon Concert
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (2/5)
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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales in works by James MacMillan and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
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Michael Tippett | Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli | |
William Mathias | Melos, Op 73 | ||
Alberto Ginastera | Ollantay, Op 17 | ||
Cheryl Frances-Hoad | Katharsis | ||
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Frederic Hymen Cowen | The Butterfly's Ball | |
Gustav Mahler | 5 Ruckert Lieder | ||
Jean Sibelius | Finlandia, Op 26 | ||
Jonathan Mayer | Sitar concerto No 2 | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Seraph | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Te Deum |
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein
8 / 27 Tracks
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Rudy Wiedoeft | Valse Vanite | |
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Steve Reich | Electric Counterpoint (Fast) | |
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John Adams | The Chairman Dances |
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Michael Torke | Javelin | |
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Gilbert Vinter | Hunter's Moon | |
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Antonio Vivaldi | Winter (The Four Seasons) | |
Isaac Albéniz | Espana Op.165 (Serenata) | ||
Shara Nova | From The Invisible To The Visible | ||
Sir James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn [Strathclyde Motets] | ||
John Foulds | Bells at Koblenz (Holiday Sketches, Op 15) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Gallant Weaver | ||
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Oboe Concerto in B flat major Wq.164 (3rd mvt) | ||
John Taverner | Western Wynde Mass (Gloria) | ||
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Stefano Landi | Augellin | |
Charles Villiers Stanford | String Quintet no.2 in C minor Op.85 (2nd mvt) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony no.98 in B flat major (4th mvt) | ||
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | Concerto for clarinet and chamber orchestra (2nd mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Piano Sonata no 8 in C Minor Op.13 "Pathétique" (2nd mvt) | ||
Thomas Weelkes | To shorten winter's sadnesse | ||
François-André Danican Philidor | L'art de la Modulation [Quartet no.1 in G minor] | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Rondo in C K.373 | ||
Franz Berwald | Symphonic Poem 'Wettlauf' | ||
Ottorino Respighi | Gagliarda (Ancient Airs and Dances Suite no.1) | ||
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George Frideric Handel | Keyboard Suite no.1 in B flat major HWV.434 (Minuet) | |
R. Nathaniel Dett | In The Bottoms (Barcarolle) | ||
Richard Wagner | The Ring - An Orchestral Adventure (Brunnhilde's Sacrifice) | ||
Ian Shaw | I Sing of a Maiden |
Monday 30th November 2020
03:00
Breakfast
Monday - Petroc's classical alternative
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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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Felix Mendelssohn | Song without Words in E major, Op 19 No 1 | |
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Claude Debussy | Girl with the Flaxen Hair | |
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Claude Debussy | La fille aux cheveux de lin (Preludes, Book 1) | |
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Henri Duparc | L'Invitation au voyage | |
Felix Mendelssohn | Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56, 'Scottish' - 4th movement, Allegro un poco | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Ave maris stella | ||
Franz Schubert | Piano Trio in B flat D.898 - 2nd mvt | ||
Alex Ho | twinkle little | ||
Anna Clyne | Cello Concerto 'Dance' (When You're Broken Up) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Jesus, bleibet meine Freude (Cantata No 147) | ||
Carl Nielsen | Serenata in vano FS.68 | ||
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Johannes Brahms | Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op 118 No 6 | |
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Carl Orff | Carmina Burana (O Fortuna) | |
Judith Bingham | Hark, the Glad Sound | ||
Leopold Mozart | Sinfonia da caccia in G major | ||
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Mass in C Major - Gloria | |
Claude Debussy | Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire, orch. composer [orig. pf] | ||
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Serenade For Strings in C Major, Op. 48: IV. Finale (Tema russo) | |
Edvard Grieg | From Early Years (Lyric Pieces, Op.68) | ||
Richard Wagner | Tristan und Isolde, Act 3: "Mild und leise" (Liebestod) | ||
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Sergei Prokofiev | Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 |
Saturday 28th November 2020
13:00
Through the Night
Strauss, Schumann and MacMillan at the 2019 BBC Proms
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Also Sprach Zarathustra performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. With John Shea.
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Keyboard Concerto No 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 | |
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Felix Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 | |
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Robert Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 | |
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Johannes Brahms | 3 Lieder, arr. for cello and piano | |
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Ruth Watson Henderson | Two Love Songs - 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' | |
Stanislaw Moniuszko | Polonaise in E flat major [orig for piano] | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Cello Sonata in F major, Op 5`1 | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Cosi dunque tradisci - recitative and aria for bass voice and orchestra (K.432) | ||
Albertus Groneman | Sonata for Flute in D major | ||
Luigi Cherubini | Requiem Mass for chorus and orchestra No.1 in C minor | ||
Alexander Glazunov | Concert waltz for orchestra no 2 in F major, Op 51 | ||
Nicolò Paganini | Polacca con variazioni | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for lute, 2 violins & continuo in D major, RV.93 | ||
Pieter Hellendaal | Concerto grosso in D major, Op 3 no 5 | ||
Edvard Grieg | Last Spring, Op 33, No 2 | ||
Richard Strauss | Also sprach Zarathustra, Op 30 | ||
Robert Schumann | Andante and variations in B flat major Op 46, arr. for 2 pianos | ||
Felix Nowowiejski | Polish Courtship Overture (1903) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Scherzo no 4 in E major, Op 54 | ||
Robert Schumann | Traumerei (Kinderszenen, Op 15 no 7) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Ah! che troppo inequali Italian cantata HWV 230 | ||
Sir James MacMillan | The Confession of Isobel Gowdie |
Monday 23rd November 2020
11:00
Radio 3 in Concert
RPS Awards
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An evening showcasing some of the winners of the 2020 RPS Awards.
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Astor Piazzolla | The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires - Autumn | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 'Linz' | ||
Clara Schumann | Trio in G minor Op.17 for piano and strings (extract) | ||
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John Williams | Adventures on Earth (from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial) | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata in C major Op.102`1 for cello and piano (extract) | ||
Naomi Pinnock | I am, I am (extract) | ||
Robert Schumann | Märchenerzählung, Op 132 No 3 | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Morceaux de Fantaisie: Elegie Op. 3 | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Symphonic Dances Op.45 | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Viola Concerto - 3rd mvt |
Thursday 19th November 2020
03:00
Essential Classics
Suzy Klein with Kerry Andrew, Essential Quintets, Gottschalk's Maiden's Blush
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Erik Satie | Je te veux |
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Maurice Ravel | Une barque sur l'océan | |
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Francis Poulenc | Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone | |
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Franz Schubert | Du bist die Ruh, D.776 | |
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Hector Berlioz | Le spectre de la rose (Les nuits d'été) | |
Gioachino Rossini | La scala di seta (Overture) | ||
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor | Petite suite de concert Op.77: 3. Un sonnet d'amour | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Romance (Suite No 2 for two pianos, Op 17) | ||
César Franck | String Quartet in D major M.9 (2nd mvt) | ||
James Whitbourn | Lux in tenebris (Luminosity) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | So Deep | ||
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Charles Ives | Symphony no 1: ii Adagio molto [sostenuto] | |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Concerto for cor anglais after BWV 54 (1st mvt) | ||
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Teresa Carreño | Gottschalk Waltz op 1 | |
Clara Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor - 3rd movement, Allegro non troppo | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Suite No 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (Aria) arr. for solo voice | ||
Claude Debussy | Reve (Orchestral Suite no.1) | ||
Joseph Haydn | Symphony No 31 in D major, 'Hornsignal' (1st mvt) | ||
Louis Moreau Gottschalk | Le sourire d'une jeune fille | ||
Felix Mendelssohn | Four Pieces Op. 81 - II: Scherzo in A minor | ||
Luigi Boccherini | Fandango (Guitar Quintet no. 4 in D major G.448) | ||
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Pablo de Sarasate | Introduction et tarentelle, Op. 43 | |
George Frideric Handel | Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op 6 No 12 | ||
Philip Wilby | A Breathless Alleluia |
Wednesday 11th November 2020
14:00
Night Tracks
Immerse yourself
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Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Laura Mvula | She | |
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Manuel Ponce | Estrellita (little star) | |
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir | Sleeping Pendulum | ||
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Bell Orchestre | Nature That's It That's All | |
Marin Marais | Pieces de viole du Troisieme Livre, 1711, suite IV: Plainte | ||
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Charlie Morrow | America Lament | |
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Qasim Naqvi | Chronoredux | |
D.O. Misiani and his Shirati Jazz Band | Lala Salama | ||
Rael Jones | Hold until Silent | ||
Donald WG Lindsay | History of Sleep | ||
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Rahel Kraft | No Borders | |
George Frideric Handel | Sarabande (Improvisation on Handel's Harpsichord Suite in D minor HWV 437) | ||
Sarah Nicholls | I find it hard to be hopeful but | ||
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Grouper | I'm Clean Now | |
Sir James MacMillan | White Note Paraphrase | ||
Henry Purcell | 'With Drooping Wings' from Dido & Aeneas | ||
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The Rheingans Sisters | Lament for Lost Sleep | |
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Hilary Kleinig | Ecstatic Moments: II. Exquisite Peace | |
Trad. | Te Guri I Bermenit |
Wednesday 28th October 2020
05:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Northern Ireland Opera Festival of Voice 2020 (2/4)
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Chamber music performances from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2020.
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Benjamin Britten | There's none to soothe | |
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Herbert Hughes | She moved thro' the fair | |
Howard Ferguson | Twa Corbies | ||
Joseph Horovitz | Lady Macbeth - Scena | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Scots Song | ||
Buxton Orr | 'Shy Geordie' from Songs of a Childhood | ||
Carl Loewe | Edward - No.1 from 3 Ballads, Op.1 | ||
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs | In the Highlands, Op.9 | ||
Francis George Scott | My wife's a wanton wee thing | ||
Franz Schubert | Ellens Gesang I - Raste, Krieger! Krieg ist aus | ||
Franz Schubert | Ellens Gesang II - Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd | ||
Franz Schubert | Ellens Gesang III - Ave Maria |
Monday 19th October 2020
07:00
Afternoon Concert
Ulster Orchestra (1/4)
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Tom McKinney introduces music-making from Ireland.
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Paul Dukas | La Peri: Fanfare | |
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Jonathan Dove | Figures in the garden | |
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Benjamin Britten | Russian funeral - march for brass and percussion | |
Giuseppe Verdi | Quartet in E minor, arranged for string orchestra | ||
Henry Purcell | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum | ||
Richard Strauss | strauss* | ||
Ryan Molloy | Beal for brass dectet | ||
Sir James MacMillan | They saw that the stone had been rolled away |
Thursday 15th October 2020
05:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
A Scottish landscape
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Lorna Anderson and Malcolm Martineau perform MacMillan, Liddell, Clarke and Bennett
Richard Rodney Bennett | On Jessy Watson's Elopement | ||
Richard Rodney Bennett | Sweet Isabel | ||
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Benjamin Britten | Dawtie's Devotion | |
Sir James MacMillan | Ballad | ||
Claire Liddell | The Beachcomber | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Scots Song | ||
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Francis George Scott | Milkwort and Bog-Cotton | |
Thea Musgrave | Willie Wabster | ||
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Francis George Scott | The Old Fisherman | |
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Francis George Scott | The Wee Man | |
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Francis George Scott | The Wren's Nest | |
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Jonathan Dove | My Love is Mine | |
Judith Weir | The Song of a Girl Ravished Away by the Fairies in South Uist | ||
Rebecca Clarke | Binnorie |
Wednesday 30th September 2020
09:00
In Tune
Sir James MacMillan, Harry Bicket
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Claude Debussy | Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque) |
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Fidelio Overture |
Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in B minor, Op 33 No 1 (4th mvt) | ||
Leonard Bernstein | Overture to Wonderful Town | ||
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker (March) | |
Edward Elgar | Enigma Variations - Nimrod (arranged James Manson) | ||
Ralph Vaughan Williams | Four Hymns, no 1 ('Lord! Come Away!') | ||
Franz Schubert | Die Forelle, D 550 | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Since we met (Waltz Suite for Orchestra) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Nocturne in F major, Op 15 No 1 | ||
Sergey Rachmaninov | Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 | ||
Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto in F major, TWV 54:F1 (1st mvt, 'Vivace') | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Stabat Mater (1st mvt excerpt) | ||
George Frideric Handel | Armida abbandonata - Italian cantata no.13 HWV.105: Ah! crudele (Aria) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Vidi Aquam | ||
George Frideric Handel | Welcome as the dawn of day (Solomon) | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | Chorale-Prelude 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme', BWV 645 |
03:00
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Essential flute music, Alpesh Chauhan
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Carlo Gesualdo | Se la mia morte brami | |
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Johannes Brahms | Tragic Overture, Op.81 | |
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Igor Stravinsky | Violin Concerto in D major | |
Florence Price | Elfentanz | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Memento | ||
Edvard Grieg | March of the Trolls (Lyric Pieces, Book 5 Op.54) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Christus vincit | ||
George Gershwin | Piano Concerto in F major (3rd mvt) | ||
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Johann Sebastian Bach | St John Passion BWV.245 (Herr, unser Herrscher') | |
Johann Strauss II | Trisch-Tratsch Polka | ||
Lili Boulanger | Clairieres dans le ciel (Les lilas qui avaient fleuri) | ||
Erich Wolfgang Korngold | Symphony in F sharp Op.40 (3rd mvt) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 orch Stokowski | ||
Trad. | Now Found is the Fairest of Roses | ||
Giacomo Puccini | Turnadot (Signore, asolta!) | ||
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Richard Rodney Bennett | Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz | |
Vivien Ellis | Coronation Scot (Paul Temple) | ||
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for two violins in C major, RV.507 | ||
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Benjamin Britten | 4 Cabaret Songs (Calypso) | |
Hugo Alfvén | Shepherd-Girl's Dance (The Mountain King) | ||
Philippe de Monte | La dolce vista della donna mia | ||
Jean Sibelius | Lemminkainen's Return (Lemminkainen Suite, Op.22) | ||
Sergei Prokofiev | Flute Sonata in D major Op.94 (1st mvt) | ||
John Playford | Lilliburlero - Maiden Lane - Halfe Hannikin - Sellengers Rownde | ||
Bedrich Smetana | The Bartered Bride (Polka) |
Monday 28th September 2020
09:00
In Tune
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood
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Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Duke Ellington | It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 (3rd mvt) | ||
Philippe-Gérard | (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young | ||
Alice Mary Smith | Andante | ||
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | The Nutcracker (Overture) | ||
Claudio Monteverdi | Toccata & Prologue (L'Orfeo) | ||
Richard Rodney Bennett | Celebration for Orchestra | ||
Sir James MacMillan | So Deep | ||
Enrique Granados | The Maiden and the Nightingale, Op 11 (Goyescas) | ||
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K 525 (1st mvt) | ||
François Couperin | Les bergeries (Pièces de clavecin, Ordre No 6) | ||
Gabriel Fauré | Apres un reve | ||
Grant McLachlan | Abdi (Sonatina) | ||
Jan Ladislav Dussek | Donna nobis pacem (Messe solemnelle) | ||
Lou Harrison | Troika (Pipa concerto) |
Saturday 26th September 2020
06:00
Inside Music
Composer Hannah Kendall explores the notes between the notes
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Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
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Thomas Tallis | If ye love me | |
Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 4 - IV - Allegro ma non troppo | ||
Mr. Leslie | A Scotts Tune (Balcarres Manuscript) | ||
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Samantha Fernando | The Half Moon | |
Anon | Mervell's Sarabande (Wemyss manuscript) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | Strathclyde Motets: Mitte Manum Tuam | ||
Barbara Strozzi | Lagrime mie | ||
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Sons of Kemet | My Queen is Harriet Tubman | |
Benjamin Britten | Storm from 4 Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes) | ||
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Tania León | Alma | |
Gavin Higgins | Diversions (after Benjamin Britten's Diversions, Op. 21): No. 4, Tocatta. His Skill | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Goldberg Variations - 7 & 8 | ||
William Grant Still | Symphony No. 1 'African American' - movements 3 and 4 | ||
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges | Violin Concerto No. 2 in A major, Op. 5 | ||
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Joseph Tawadros | Slowly Wither | |
Judith Bingham | The Spirit of Truth |
Friday 11th September 2020
03:00
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Barnaby Smith, Essential mezzo sopranos
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Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Carl Maria von Weber | Oberon (Overture) | |
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Edward Elgar | There is Sweet Music | |
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George Harrison | Something | |
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Rebecca Clarke | Morpheus | |
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Anthony Holborne | Muy Linda | |
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Josef Suk | Fantastic Scherzo | |
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Claude Debussy | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune | |
Jennifer Higdon | Breeze Serenade (from Dance Card) | ||
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Franz Schubert | Moments Musicaux, D.780 (No.2 in A flat major) | |
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto in G major, RV 151 (Alla rustica) | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied! (Cantata BWV190, Opening chorus) | ||
Arvo Pärt | Summa | ||
Umberto Giordano | Come un bel dì di maggio (Andrea Chenier) | ||
William Grant Still | Symphony no. 4 (Autochthonous) (2nd mvt) | ||
Ludwig van Beethoven | Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, Op.24 'Spring' (1st mvt) | ||
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Derek Bourgeois | Serenade, Op 22 | |
Richard Wagner | Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman transc for piano | ||
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Ivor Gurney | 5 Elizabethan Songs: Sleep | |
John Williams | E.T. The Extra Terrestrial | ||
Sir James MacMillan | O Radiant Dawn | ||
Joseph Haydn | Cello Concerto No.1 in C major - 3rd mvt | ||
George Frideric Handel | Organ Concerto in B flat major, HWV 290 (2nd mvt) | ||
Frédéric Chopin | Barcarolle in F sharp major op.60 for piano | ||
Hector Berlioz | Chers Tyriens, tant de nobles travaux (Les Troyens, Act 3) | ||
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Roxanna Panufnik | Deus est Caritas | |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K467 - 1st mvt: Allegro maestoso |
Tuesday 8th September 2020
12:00
Night Tracks
Night music
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Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
Max Bruch | Quasi Fantasia (Grave) (Symphony No.1 in E-Flat, Op.28, 4th movement) | ||
Prague Symphony Orchestra | Adams Lullaby | ||
Abdoulaye Diabaté | Balani | ||
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Rustin Man | Old Flamingo | |
Andrzej Panufnik | 3. Andante (Autumn Music) | ||
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Salamone Rossi | Sonata in Dialogo detta la Viena | |
Barde Ashot | Lamento: Ene Sarere | ||
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Sandscape | Shores | |
Gustav Mahler | Symphony no. 2 in C minor; 4th movement; Urlicht (Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht) | ||
Sir James MacMillan | From Ayrshire (1st movement: Largo, molto rubato) | ||
Hildur Guðnadóttir | Folk faer andlit | ||
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Tangerine Dream | Movements of a Visionary (remastered 2018) | |
iyatra quartet | Black Seas | ||
Johann Sebastian Bach | Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV.846 | ||
Lou Harrison | Chorale, Et in Arcadia Ego (Suite for Symphonic Strings, 2nd movement) | ||
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Mark-Anthony Turnage | Cleethorpes Chorale |