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Radio 3,17 Sep 2026,30 mins

Your daily classical soundtrack

Classical Mixtape

Available for 24 days

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour featuring the expressive slow movement of Prokofiev’s final symphony, a work Chopin wrote while caring for the daughter of the singer Pauline Varidot as she toured away, and a hymn to the Virgin that Britten penned while convalescing in the sanatorium of Gresham School.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Clarinet Concerto no.2 in F minor Op.5 (3rd mvt)
    Clarinet Concerto no.2 in F minor Op.5 (3rd mvt)
    Bernhard Crusell
  3. 2.
    Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
    Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
    Frédéric Chopin
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131 (3rd mvt)
    Symphony No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131 (3rd mvt)
    Sergey Prokofiev
  5. 4.
    2 Pieces for Muted Strings: No. 1, Nocturne. Allegretto
    2 Pieces for Muted Strings: No. 1, Nocturne. Allegretto
    Dorothy Howell
  6. 5.
    Piano Trio in G Minor (3rd mvt)
    Piano Trio in G Minor (3rd mvt)
    Clara Schumann
  7. 6.
    A Hymn To The Virgin
    A Hymn To The Virgin
    Benjamin Britten