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Radio 3,31 May 2026,180 mins

Three hours of classical sparkle

Sunday Morning

Available for 29 days

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh. We're in the middle of the Wigmore Hall's 125th anniversary celebrations on BBC Radio 3, so in today's Sunday Sequence, Sarah will be showcasing recordings by some of the great performers appearing at the festival. For this week's Choral Reflection, Sarah features the famous and much-loved setting of the Ave Maria by 16th-century English composer Robert Parsons; and there's the chance to indulge in the meaty first movement of Brahms's Violin Concerto, from the acclaimed 1991 recording by violinist Nigel Kennedy with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Klaus Tennstedt. Plus, Antonio Vivaldi reimagined by Max Richter; and John Rutter - or is it George Gershwin? A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    String Serenade Op.22 (3rd mvt)
    String Serenade Op.22 (3rd mvt)
    Antonín Dvořák
  3. 2.
    L'Orfeo (Prologue: Toccata)
    L'Orfeo (Prologue: Toccata)
    Claudio Monteverdi
  4. 3.
    Symphony in B minor, Op 4 (3rd mvt)
    Symphony in B minor, Op 4 (3rd mvt)
    Leokadiya Kashperova