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Half an hour of back to back classical music including works by Elgar, Bach, Amy Beach and Philip Glass.

Enjoy half and hour of downtime with a sequence of back-to-back classical music. Starting with an elegy for trumpet by Armenian composer Alexander Arutiunian, the sequence glides through some beautifully relaxing music, including a wintery song by Jamie W. Hall, a setting of Ave Maria for cello ensemble, a tribute to music by Edward Elgar, and some wistful piano from Francis Poulenc. Philip Glass's "Mishima", Percy Grainger's yearning "Bridal Lullaby" and Amy Beach's attractive account of "Young Birches" continue the mix, ending with a characteristic orchestration of Bach by Andrew Davis.

Producer: Helen Garrison

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Music Played

  • Alexander Arutiunian

    Elegy

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Ensemble: Ensemble Allegria.
    • LAWO.

  • Jamie W. Hall

    Dust of Snow

    Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Singer: Rebecca Lea.
    • Convivium.

  • Vladimir Valivov

    Ave Maria

    Composer: Giulio Caccini. Ensemble: SCS Cello Ensemble. Conductor: Jacob Shaw.
    • Evidence Classics.

  • Edward Elgar

    There is Sweet Music (4 Part Songs, Op 53)

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Novelette No 3 in E minor, 'sur un thème de M de Falla'

    Performer: Pascal Rogé.
    • Decca.

  • Philip Glass

    String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima" (Arr. P. Kuusisto for String Orchestra): I. 1957.

    Director: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Percy Grainger

    Bridal Lullaby

    • Benson.

  • Amy Beach

    Young Birches, Op. 128, No. 2

    Performer: Christopher Hopkins.
    • ARABESQUE.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (arr. for Orchestra by Sir Andrew Davis)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.

  • Cyril Scott

    Soirée japonaise, Op. 67, No. 4

    Performer: Noriko Ogawa.
    • BIS.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 Jan 202619:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Saturday20:50
    BBC Radio 3

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