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The perfect classical half hour

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music including relaxing works by Mozart, Rachel Portman and Jules Massenet.

Producer: Kevin Satizabal Carrascal.

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29 minutes

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Wednesday 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Carl Stamitz

    Concerto for Flute & Oboe in G Major (Attrib. C. Stamitz): II. Adagio

    Performer: Ana de la Vega. Performer: Ramón Ortega Quero. Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Rachel Portman

    Flight

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Music Arranger: Myra Hess. Performer: Myra Hess.
    • Sony.

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen Suite no.1 (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Philips.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in D major, K.136

    Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Ma mère l'oye)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Antonio Pedrotti.
    • Supraphon.

  • Sir George Dyson

    Woodland Suite I. At Evening Bell

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.

  • Jules Emile Frederic Massenet

    Meditation (from "Thais")

    • Chandos Records Limited.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Aug 2025 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Wednesday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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