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The eclectic classical mix

Half an hour of uninterrupted classical music, featuring works by Beethoven, Debussy, Gershwin and including a song performed by the iconic French chansonnière Edith Piaf.

Producer: Calantha Bonnissent

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Feb 2023 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    An American in Paris (excerpt)

    Music Arranger: Franck Villard. Performer: Michel Lethiec. Orchestra: Jyväskylä Sinfonia. Conductor: Patrick Gallois.
    • Naxos.

  • Claude Debussy

    Rêverie

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Menuets I & II (Prologue, Les Indes Galantes)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Brüggen.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K 449 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Maria João Pires. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor

    Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble. Ensemble: Gipsy Way Ensemble.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonatine in C minor for mandolin and piano

    Performer: Alison Stephens. Performer: Richard Burnett.

  • Hubert Giraud

    Sous le Ciel de Paris

    Performer: Édith Piaf.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Feb 2020 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Mon 27 Feb 2023 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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