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Classical music for your journey

A varied and engaging mix of classical music including John Dowland's galliard associated with the Earl of Essex, who was executed for treason after rebelling against Queen Elizabeth I, as well as William Grant Still's homage to Jean Sibelius.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 Apr 2024 19:00

Music Played

  • John Dowland

    The Earl of Essex his galliard P.42a for lute

    Ensemble: Extempore String Ensemble.
    • Consort Music of the English Reneaissance.
    • Meridian.
    • 011.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op.40 (Gavotte - Musette)

    Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Soloists.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: Serenade: Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin.
    • Teldec.
    • 7.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Concerto in D minor for two pianos and orchestra (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Philips.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Serenade Op.31 (Pastoral)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Performer: Richard Watkins. Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Strings. Conductor: Markus Däunert.
    • Linn.
  • Henry Mancini

    Days of wine and roses

    Orchestra: Richard Armstrong. Conductor: Richard Hayman.
    • The music of Henry Mancini: Richard Hayman and his orchestra.
    • Naxos.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lauda Jerusalem (Vespro Della Beata Vergine [1610])

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Archiv : 479 7176.
    • Archiv.
    • 10.
  • William Grant Still

    Threnody: In Memory of Jean Sibelius

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Avlana Eisenberg.
    • Still: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 901.

Broadcast

  • Fri 26 Apr 2024 19:00

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