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Classical music for your journey

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, by composers including Sibelius, Louise Farrenc and Ravel.

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Mon 26 May 2025 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka‐Pekka Saraste.
    • Sibelius: Symphony No.1, Karelia etc: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Saraste.
    • RCA.
    • 8.

  • Ferdinando Carulli

    Sérénade in A Major, Op. 96 No. 1: II. Larghetto sostenuto

    Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: John Williams.
    • Together Again.
    • RCA Gold Seal.
    • 2.

  • Nikolai Karlovich Medtner

    6 Märchen (Fairy Tales), Op 51; No 3 in A

    Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.
    • BIS.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Piano Quintet No. 2 in E, Op. 31 (1840) - 2. Grave

    Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.
    • Farrenc: Piano Quintets.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 6.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Violin Sonata no.3 in C minor Op.45 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • Franck, Grieg, Dvorak: Sonatas for violin & piano.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 6.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d'eau

    Orchestrator: Claudio Viacava. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Ravel: Valley of the Bells, Jeux d'eau, Rapsodie espagnole, Le gibet, et al..
    • Cala Records.
    • 2.

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  • Mon 26 May 2025 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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