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Three hours of classical sparkle

Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh, whether you’re enjoying some sun in the garden, or cleaning the house.

Today, Sarah’s Choral Reflection sets the mood of the morning - a tribute to the constancy of the earth, with John Ireland’s The Hills. And she chooses some intimate solo piano music to get lost in too - from Claude Debussy to Amy Beach.

There’s also a chance to hear the whole of Grieg’s piano concerto, brimming with tunes and cascading flourishes, and music to look ahead to the long summer days which are just around the corner.

Plus, a celebration of 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis…

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.

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Music Played

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Pavane

    Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Basel. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Amy Beach

    Les Rêves de Colombine, Op. 65 (No 1, 'La Fée de la fontaine')

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Guild GmbH.

  • Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op 2 No 2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Fumika Mohri. Conductor: Michael Halász. Orchestra: Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
    • Naxos.

  • Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek

    Donna Diana (Overture)

    Conductor: Lance Friedel. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Great Comedy Overtures.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Robert de Visée

    Chaconne in G

    Performer: Elizabeth Kenny.
    • Ars longa: Old and new music for theorbo.
    • Linn Records.
    • 10.

  • Henning Wellejus

    Wind Quintet (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet.
    • Danish Wind Quintets.
    • Dacapo.
    • 13.

  • John Ireland

    The Hills

    Lyricist: James Kirkup. Choir: The Carice Singers. Conductor: George Parris.
    • Naxos.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow, 'Idyll'

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Butterworth · Holst.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 2.

  • Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

    Nocturne in F sharp minor, VL 178 (arr for cello & piano)

    Performer: Gleb Pysniak. Performer: Rokas Zubovas. Music Arranger: Juozas Čelkauskas.
    • Stradivarius.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)

    Performer: Miles Davis. Performer: Gil Evans. Music Arranger: Gil Evans.
    • Sketches of Spain.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Trio, Op 10 (3rd mvt, 'Quasi rumba')

    Performer: Juliana Koch. Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • Piper of Dreams.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 17.

  • Edward Elgar

    Mina

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Onyx Classics.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Minute Waltz (3 Waltzes, Op 64)

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Anon.

    Sumer is icumen in

    Choir: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.
    • Medieval Polyphony in England.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 5.

  • Antonio Salieri

    Il mondo alla rovescia (Overture)

    Conductor: Thomas Fey. Orchestra: Mannheim Mozart Orchestra.
    • HANSSLER.

  • Samuel Barber

    Adagio for Strings, Op 11

    Conductor: Neeme Järvi. Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Wind Color Vector (1st mvt, 'Leeward')

    Performer: Craig Ogden.
    • Guitar Meditations.
    • Chandos.
    • 107.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Conductor: Michael Sanderling. Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester.
    • Warner.

  • Orlande de Lassus

    Justorum animae

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Richard Marlow.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 25 in G minor, K 183 (4th mvt)

    Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • SWR Classic.

  • George Enescu

    Serenade lointaine

    Ensemble: Trio Gaspard.

  • Caroline Shaw

    and the swallow

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • ...and....
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Ragtime for 11 instruments

    Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players.
    • Strauss: Waltzes/Stravinsky: Octet, Pastorale: Boston Symphony Chamber Players.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.

  • Claude Debussy

    Dances for Harp and Orchestra, L 103 (2nd mvt, 'Danse profane')

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • Voyage.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 14.

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  • Sunday09:00
    BBC Radio 3