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The perfect classical half hour

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Tonight's sequence opens with a Spanish dance by Boccherini, the Fandango from his quintet. It moves then to music by Dvorak and Glazunov, solo piano music by Rachmaninov and string chirps from Haydn's 'Bird' Quartet. Luscious sounds in Pachelbel's Magnificat are followed by solo Bach on the accordion, and a rousing end with a little dance by Malcolm Arnold.

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Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Serenade in D minor, Op. 44: I. Moderato, quasi marcia

    Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists.
    • Naxos.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Meditation in D major, Op 32

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.
    • Glazunov/Schoeck: Violin Concertos: Hanslip/Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Moments musicaux, Op.16 (No.6)

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Rachmaninov: Preludes, Moments musicaux: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Erato.
    • 17.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op 33 No 3, 'Bird' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • ASV.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Gloria (Magnificat in C major)

    Choir: The King’s Singers. Ensemble: Charivari Agréable. Director: Kah-Ming Ng.
    • Pachelbel Vespers; The King's Singers / Charivari Agreable.
    • Signum.
    • 12.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English suite no. 2 in A minor BWV.807: Allemande

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Little suite for orchestra No 2 (Dance)

    Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Arnold: Concerto for 28 players etc.: City of London Sinfonia/Hickox.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Jan 2024 19:00
    ±«Óãtv Radio 3

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