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A musical journey spanning over 500 years from the French Renaissance to 21st century American minimalism. Along the way Jeremy Denk interprets the music of Monteverdi, Yehudi Menuhin plays Corelli, and Christopher Maltman sings Vaughan Williams' Songs of Travel.
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Thu 25 Jun 202619:00
BBC Radio 3
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Songs of Travel for voice and piano: No.4. Youth and Love
Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Christopher Maltman.- Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel.
- Hyperion.
- 4.
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Steve Reich
Radio Rewrite: II. Slow
Ensemble: Alarm Will Sound. Conductor: Alan Pierson.- Nonesuch.
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Herbert Murrill
Two Songs from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: O Mistress Mine
Choir: Tenebrae. Director: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance no.1 in G major Op.40
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- ONYX.
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Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Waltz. Moderato, tempo di va
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Romeo and Juliet / Serenade / Francesca da Rimini / Ewald, V..
- Ondine.
- 3.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro Torna
Performer: Jeremy Denk.- Nonesuch.
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Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
Summer Song, Op 45 No 4
Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.- My Playlist for Sewing & Knitting.
- Naxos.
- 701.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 in F Major: III. Sarabanda (
Performer: Yehudi Menuhin. Performer: George Malcolm. Music Arranger: Robert Donington.- The Menuhin Century - Unpublished Recordings and Rarities.
- Warner Classics.
- 351.
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Antoine Brumel
Tous les regretz
Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.- Josquin's Legacy.
- Hyperion.
- 10.
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- Thu 25 Jun 202619:00BBC Radio 3
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