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Power through with classical music

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

Tonight's musical journey takes us from Richard Strauss writing for 13 wind instruments to a movement of a violin sonata by JS Bach arranged for string quartet; richly romantic Brahms from Murray Perahia before Robert Parsons' heart-stopping Ave Maria. The unbeatable sound of the 12 cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic tonight with a Brazilian twist, followed by solo piano music by Mendelssohn and the sequence ends with Haydn's 'Bear' Symphony.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Jan 2024 19:00

Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Suite in B flat major for 13 wind instruments, Op 4 (Präludium)

    Ensemble: London Winds. Director: Michael Collins.
    • Richard Strauss - Complete Music for Winds.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr.Cassidy for String Quartet): IV

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Homage to Bach.
    • Chandos.
    • 104.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Ballade in G minor, Op 118 No 3

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Brahms Handel Variations - Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • Robert Parsons

    Ave Maria

    Director: Philip Cave. Choir: Magnificat Choir.
    • Where late the sweet birds sang: Latin Music form Tudor England.
    • Linn.
    • 3.
  • Jorge Ben Jor

    Mas Que Nada

    Music Arranger: Valter Dešpalj. Performer: The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
    • EMI.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Volklied in A minor Op.53 no.5

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 23.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.82 in C major H.1.82 'The Bear' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.
    • Haydn: Complete Paris Symphonies Nos. 82-87.
    • NoMadMusic.
    • 212.

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Jan 2024 19:00

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