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Classical music for focus or relaxation

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring Hans Rott’s symphony for string orchestra, as well as chamber music by Dohnanyi and Smetana, plus the sublime voices of Anne Sofie von Otter and Stephanie D'Oustrac in a perennial favourite by Offenbach.

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Fri 7 Jun 2024 19:00
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Music Played

  • Bedrich Smetana

    On the Seashore, Op.17

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • EMI.

  • Hans Rott

    String Symphony in A flat major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln. Conductor: Christopher Ward.
    • CapriccioNR.

  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Sextet in C major, Op.37 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Kheops Ensemble.
    • Fuga Libera.

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann)

    Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Singer: Stéphanie d'Oustrac. Choir: Chœur des Musiciens du Louvre. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Anne Sofie von Otter sings Offenbach.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.

  • Innocenzio Alberti

    Pavan of Alberti; Galliard

    Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.

  • AntonĂ­n Dvořák

    Czech Suite Op.39 (Polka)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Dvorak: Violin concerto etc: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen.
    • Linn.
    • 5.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 4 BWV. 4: Sinfonia & 'Christ Lag in Todensbanden'

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Monteverdi Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

Broadcast

  • Fri 7 Jun 2024 19:00
    ±«Óătv Radio 3

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