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Festive music by Michael Praetorius begins the mix, followed by Arnold Schoenberg's own serene music for Christmas. There are piano pieces by Mozart and Domenico Scarlatti, and up-to-date music for violin by Max Richter., as well as a classic Wendy Carlos Moog synthesizer interpretation of Bach.

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Music Played

  • Michael Praetorius

    Wachet auf (Christmas Vespers)

    Ensemble: Apollo’s Fire. Orchestra: Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Jeannette Sorrell.
    • Avie.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Weihnachtsmusik

    Performer: Alfred Mitterhofer. Performer: Leonore Aumaier. Ensemble: Neues Wiener Streichquartett.
    • Waltz Reflections.
    • CPO.
    • 501.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 1 in C major, K 279 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

    • Switched-On Bach.
    • CBS Records.
    • 6.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 6 in C major, D 589 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Münchner Symphoniker. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Solo Musica.

  • Max Richter

    Mercy

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Performer: Cory Smythe.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 551

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • c.1300-c.2000.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 11.

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  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 19:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 3

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