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Radio 3,23 Apr 2026,30 mins

Your daily classical soundtrack

Classical Mixtape

Available for 29 days

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites from composers including John Eccles, J.S. Bach (and his son Wilhelm Friedemann), Rachmaninov, Elisaveta Kashperova and John Adams' orchestration of a sublime song by Debussy. Producer: Dom Wells

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ground: Aire (The Mad Lover Suite)
    Ground: Aire (The Mad Lover Suite)
    John Eccles
  3. 2.
    12 Polonaises: No 8 in E Minor
    12 Polonaises: No 8 in E Minor
    Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 2 in E minor - 3rd mvt: Adagio
    Symphony No 2 in E minor - 3rd mvt: Adagio
    Sergey Rachmaninov
  5. 4.
    Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV.1012 (Allemande)
    Cello Suite no.6 in D major, BWV.1012 (Allemande)
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. 5.
    Prelude No 2 in D flat major (from Two Preludes after Konstantin Balmont)
    Prelude No 2 in D flat major (from Two Preludes after Konstantin Balmont)
    Elisaveta Kashperova
  7. 6.
    Recueillement (Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire)
    Recueillement (Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire)
    Claude Debussy