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Half an hour of the finest classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites including works by Granville Bantock, Gustav Holst and Dora Pejacevic.

This evening's mixtape is inspired by song. We start with a piano arrangement of Granville Bantock's Song to the Seals. This is followed by Laurie's song from Aaron Copland's opera, The Tender land. Other highlights include a lullaby by Brahms, A shepherd's song arranged for String Quartet and part of Holst's Choral hymns from the Rig Veda.

Producer: Kevin Satizabal Carrascal
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Mon 29 Jun 2026 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Granville Bantock

    Song to the Seals

    Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's English Piano Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.

  • Aaron Copland

    Laurie's Song (The Tender Land)

    Singer: Dawn Upshaw. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Dawn Upshaw: The World So Wide.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Han-Kun Sha

    Shepherd's Song

    Ensemble: The Shanghai Quartet.
    • Delos.

  • Gustav Holst

    Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, 3rd Group, Op. 26: No. 2. Hymn to the Waters

    Performer: Grace Cloutier. Choir: Etherea Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Derek Greten-Harrison.
    • Hymn to the Dawn.
    • Delos.
    • 102.

  • Gheorghe Zamfir

    Concerto No 1 in G major for panpipes and orchestra (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Gheorghe Zamfir. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
    • Zmfir: Rhapsodie du Printemps, Concert No. 1.
    • Philips.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Songs from the Arc of Life.
    • Masterworks.
    • 2.

  • Johann David Heinichen

    Dresden Concerto in G major, S213 (2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Reinhard Goebel. Orchestra: Musica Antiqua Köln.
    • Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln Reinhard Goebel.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 21.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Piano quartet in D minor, Op 25 (2nd mvt - Adagio)

    Performer: Stephen King. Ensemble: Seraphim Trio.
    • Radiante.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 11.

  • Francisco Tárrega

    Guitar Preludes (Lagrima)

    Performer: Lars Hannibal.
    • Romance.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 116.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Jun 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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