Expand your horizons with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, reflecting the themes of the Passion story.
Wind down with half an hour of back-to-back classical music with this meditative edition of the Classical Mixtape. Reflecting on the broader themes of Christian Holy Week, the sequence features old and new music inspired by the Passion story, including works by Handel, Haydn, Buxtehude, Knut Nystedt and John Sheppard, alongside reflections on life and death by William Grant Still and Vaughan Williams, and in a touching arrangement of an Icelandic folk song performed by Vikingur Ă“lafsson.
Producer: Helen Garrison
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George Frideric Handel
Brockes-Passion (Sinfonia)
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr.- AAM.
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Where life and death may dwell
Performer: VĂkingur Ă“lafsson. Music Arranger: VĂkingur Ă“lafsson.- DG.
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Joseph Haydn
The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross, Hob.XX.1b: Introduction
Ensemble: Callino Quartet.- Coro.
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Knut Nystedt
O Crux
Choir: Norwegian Soloists Choir. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.- BIS.
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William Grant Still
Grief
Singer: Lucas Meachem. Performer: Irina Meachem.- Rubicon.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
3 Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes: No. 2, Rhosymedre (Orch. Foster)
Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.- 100 Best British Classics.
- Warner Classics.
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- Fri 29 Mar 2024 19:00±«Óătv Radio 3
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