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Classical music for your journey

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by Fauré, Edgar Bainton, Holst, and a favourite film score by John Williams.

Popular scores written for the big and small screens bookend your Classical Mixtape journey this evening. In between, enjoy an uninterrupted sequence of delightful gems such as Holst's beautiful Choral Hymns from Rig Veda, a Scottish dance by Malcolm Arnold, a whimsical flute piece by Fauré, and a choral favourite from Edgar Bainton.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Mar 2025 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park (main theme)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.

  • Trad.

    Dark Eyes

    Music Arranger: John Harle. Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Andee Birkett. Ensemble: Tippett Quartet. Performer: John Harle. Performer: Zeynep Özsuca.

  • Gustav Holst

    Hymn to the Dawn (Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.26'3)

    Music Arranger: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Performer: Jiaxin Lloyd Webber. Performer: Guy Johnston. Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Catrin Finch.

  • Anon.

    Scalam ad caelos

    Ensemble: Sequentia.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    4 Scottish dances Op.59 (Scottish Waltz)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • Malcolm Arnold: Dances: Philharmonia, Thomson.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Violin Sonata in F major, Op 5 No 4 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Elizabeth Wallfisch. Performer: Richard Tunnicliffe. Performer: Paul Nicholson. Ensemble: Locatelli Trio.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in C major, Op 28 No 1

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Morceau de concours for flute and piano

    Performer: Timothy Hutchins. Performer: Janet Creaser Hutchins.

  • Edgar Bainton

    And I saw a new Heaven

    Choir: The Sixteen. Performer: Robert Quinney. Conductor: Harry Christophers.

  • Nigel Hess

    Maigret

    Singer: Olive Simpson. Orchestra: The London Film Orchestra. Conductor: Nigel Hess.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Jul 2023 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Fri 21 Mar 2025 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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