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Adventures in classical.

LIVE,09:00 - 12:00

Three Hours of Classical Sparkle
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    Private Passions

    Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer Sofka Zinovieff.

  • 13:30 - 15:00
    Music Map

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a piece of classical music, mapping it in a musical landscape.

Join Sarah Walker for a delicious Sunday mix of sparkling classics, from heart-melting choral works and romantic orchestral gems to restorative piano music. This week, Sarah features magical music by Ola Gjeilo as her Choral Reflection, and takes us from dawn at the riverside to mysterious 19th Century Paris with music by Mussorgsky and Delius. There’s piano music from Brahms, expressive string writing from Vaughan Williams, and a chance to hear the whole of Francis Poulenc's effervescent Piano Concerto with Louis Lortie and the BBC Philharmonic. Plus, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Plinio Fernandes' take on an English classic... A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony No.5 in D Major - III. Romanza.
    Symphony No.5 in D Major - III. Romanza.
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
  3. 2.
    Grand Concerto Gastronomique, Op 76 (6th mvt, 'Coffee, Brandy')
    Grand Concerto Gastronomique, Op 76 (6th mvt, 'Coffee, Brandy')
    Malcolm Arnold
  4. 3.
    Trois Morceaux en forme de poire [Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear]: En plus
    Trois Morceaux en forme de poire [Three Pieces in the Shape of a Pear]: En plus
    Erik Satie
  5. 4.
    Overture in E minor, TWV 55:e1 (Tafelmusik, Pt 1: 2nd mvt, 'Réjouissance')
    Overture in E minor, TWV 55:e1 (Tafelmusik, Pt 1: 2nd mvt, 'Réjouissance')
    Georg Philipp Telemann

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