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Radio 3,03 May 2026,89 mins

Wagner's Siegfried Idyll

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Wagner's Siegfried Idyll - a piece written as a birthday present for his wife. Featuring more music written out of love for a spouse, including works from Schumann and Grieg, and pieces to propel you through the day, with music from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. To listen to this programme on most smart speakers, just say: 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Music Map'.

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
    Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6, Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
    Edvard Grieg
  3. 2.
    Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725): No. 25, Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
    Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725): No. 25, Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. 3.
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung
    Robert Schumann