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Classical music to inspire you

From Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to Philip Lane's Wassail Dances and plenty of popular carols throughout, enjoy 30-minutes of back to back festive music in tonight's Classical Mixtape.
Producer: Kevin Satizabal Carrascal

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Gordon Thornett

    Festive Overture: The Joy Of Christmas

    Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • The Spirit Of Christmas.
    • HERITAGE.
    • 1.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker Suite (March)

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites, Wiener Philharmoniker.
    • Decca.
    • 8.
  • Errollyn Wallen

    Peace on Earth

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.
    • But I Like to Sing....
    • BIS.
    • 22.
  • Gustav Holst

    Christmas Day

    Conductor: John Scott. Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • The St. Paul's Christmas Concert: St. Paul's Choir, RPO, Scott.
    • RPO.
    • 15.
  • Philip Lane

    Wassail Dances

    Conductor: Gavin Sutherland. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony: City of Prague Phil, Sutherland.
    • Naxos.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Christmas Overture (The Forest of Wild Thyme Op.74)

    Music Arranger: Sydney Baynes. Orchestra: ±«Óãtv Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • The Night Before Christmas.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Thu 21 Dec 2023 19:00

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