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Classical music for focus or relaxation

Tonight's Classical Mixtape has everything from a lively tango to the sweet song of the skylark, as well as dreamy choral music to help you wind down for the weekend.
Produced by Kevin Satizabal Carrascal

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30 minutes

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Last Monday 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, K 22 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Trevor Pinnock. Orchestra: The English Concert.
    • Archiv Produktion.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Yo Soy Maria (Maria de Buenos Aires)

    Performer: Alexander Sitkovetsky. Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Performer: Claudio Constantini.
    • Alpha.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture in D Major, TWV 44:3 (5th mvmt - Rigaudon and Trio)

    Conductor: Carin van Heerden. Orchestra: L’Orfeo Wind Ensemble.
    • CPO.

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    The Lark

    Music Arranger: Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev. Performer: Evgeny Kissin.
    • RCA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabande

    Performer: Hilary Hahn.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Michael Haydn

    Symphony No.14 in B flat, ii. Adagio ma non troppo 'Concertino for bassoon'

    Performer: Makiko Kurabayashi. Orchestra: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.
    • CPO.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • DENON.

  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Good Fairy (Wild Swans)

    Singer: Jane Sheldon. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ola Rudner.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Tan Dun

    Zen Dream (from his Buddha Passion)

    Choir: International Choir Academy, Lubeck. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon. Conductor: Tan Dun.
    • DECCA.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Last Monday 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

Music to help you focus

Music to help you focus

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