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Your daily classical soundtrack

The perfect mix to enjoy as you relax after a hard day featuring Thomas Ades's emotive O Albion and Max Richter's On the Nature of Daylight. With the odd surprise thrown in too, including a favourite, Ronald Binge's The Watermill.

Produced by Calantha Bonnissent

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30 minutes

Last on

Thu 2 Jul 2026 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ronald Binge

    The Water Mill

    Performer: Ruth Scott. Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Hyperion.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio [Allegretto] in B flat major WoO.39

    Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio.
    • BIS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheep may safely graze

    Music Arranger: Gabriela Montero. Performer: Gabriela Montero.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Thomas Adès

    Arcadiana (O Albion)

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • ECM New Series.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.
    • DIVOX.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Vogel, D.691

    Performer: Jean‐Guihen Queyras. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Max Richter

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 13 Feb 2024 19:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Thu 2 Jul 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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