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Music Played

  • Eduard Bagdasarian

    Nocturne for Cello & Piano (Arr. for Cello & Orchestra)

    Performer: Narek Hakhnazaryan. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Chant du menestrel.
    • Ars Produktion.
    • 10.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Little Prelude No 4 in D major, BWV 936

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Trio in A minor, Op 114 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Dame Thea King. Performer: Karine Georgian. Performer: Clifford Benson.
    • Brahms, Clarinet Quintet & Trio: Thea King, Gabrieli String Quartet.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.

  • Anthony Collins

    Symphony for Strings (No.1): II. Adagio molto

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Anthony Collins - Vanity Fair.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 23.

  • Thomas Tallis

    God grant we grace [Tallis's canon] (9 Psalm Tunes)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Debussy: Early and Late Piano Pieces.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • William Grant Still

    Prelude for flute, string quintet and piano (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alexa Still. Performer: Michael Steer. Performer: Susan DeWitt Smith. Ensemble: New Zealand String Quartet.
    • KOCH.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Violin Concerto in A minor (1st mvt)

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Lorenza Borrani. Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Les lilas avaient fleuri

    Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • Fleurs.
    • BIS.
    • 23.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday20:50
    BBC Radio 3

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