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Expand your horizons with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring the tender octet for strings Max Bruch composed following the death of his wife, as well as Bach’s portrayal of the remorse the disciple Peter experiences at having betrayed Christ, plus Anthony Rolfe Johnson transports us to the waterways of La Serenissima.

Producer: Dean Craven

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Mar 202620:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Max Bruch

    String Octet in B flat major, Op posth (1920) (Adagio)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi, Op 117 No 2: Intermezzo in B flat minor

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Matthauspassion (BWV 244), No. 47; Erbarme dich [aria]

    Singer: Lucile Richardot. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Kodály Zoltán

    Intermezzo

    Ensemble: Notos Quartett.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Deux Morceaux - I - Nocturne

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Ensemble: tenThing.
    • Lawo Classics.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Sopra l'acqua indormenzada (Venezia)

    Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.
    • Helios.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 26 Jun 202519:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 22 Mar 202620:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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