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30 minutes of classical inspiration

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music from your favourite composers such as Ravel, Debussy and Evelyn Glennie.

Tonight's Classical Mixtape starts in the clouds with Debussy's Nuages from his Nocturnes for orchestra. Ravel drifts us towards Mendelssohn's Andante in E major for string quartet through his thoughtful Prelude in A minor for piano. We drift with Eric Coates By the Sleepy Lagoon before moving into the quiet reflection of Evelyn Glennie's piece for percussion - A Little Prayer. And tonight's Classical Mixtape finishes with the spellbinding Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 1 in D minor, The Annunciation, for violin and continuo.

Producer: Zara Siddiqi

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Thu 2 Apr 202619:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Nocturnes

    Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • Philips.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Prelude in A minor

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Andante (Variations) in E major Op.81`1

    Ensemble: Artea Quartet.
    • Champs Hill.

  • Eric Coates

    By the sleepy lagoon

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    A Little Prayer

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • Rhythm Song.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 10.

  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Mystery (Rosary) Sonata no. 1: The Annunciation

    Performer: John Holloway. Performer: Davitt Moroney. Ensemble: Tragicomedia.
    • VIRGIN VERITAS.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Apr 202619:00
    BBC Radio 3

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