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A 30-minute prescription for calm

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

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring the dance by the daughter of a Bedouin tribe as depicted in Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt, and a lullaby from Vivaldi’s setting of Psalm 127 performed on the chalumeau (the predecessor of the modern-day clarinet), plus pianist Vikingur Ólafsson delves into Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier.

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Mon 27 Jul 202621:05
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jóhann Jóhannsson

    Drone mass: Divine Objects (Pt. 2)

    Ensemble: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier. Ensemble: American Contemporary Music Ensemble.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in E Minor, BWV 855

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Alexander Silot.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt, Op.23

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in E minor (2nd mvmt, Andante)

    Performer: Michelle Cann. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Franz Schubert

    Mass No. 5 in A flat, D.678: Kyrie

    Singer: Sally Bruce-Payne. Singer: Deborah York. Singer: Neill Archer. Singer: Michael George. Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro in A-Flat Major, Op. 70; Adagio

    Performer: Dénes Várjon. Performer: Steven Isserlis.
    • Hyperion.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Cum dederit (Nisi Dominus RV.608)

    Performer: Giovanni Antonini. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.
    • ALPHA.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 19 Jan 202619:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Mon 27 Jul 202621:05
    BBC Radio 3

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