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Radio 3,05 Mar 2026,30 mins

Your daily classical soundtrack

Classical Mixtape

Available for 20 days

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. Tonight's mixtape features the balletic 'Sonnet d'amour' from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, as well as rich orchestral pieces from Aaron Copland and Sergey Rachmaninov. John Williams' atmospheric score to the film 'Memoirs of a Geisha' also features, with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman the featured soloists. Dreamy piano bookends this mixtape, with music from French composer Maurice Ravel and a beautiful Impromptu from Jean Sibelius. Producer: Joe Blamey To listen on most smart speakers, just say "Play BBC Radio 3".

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Impromptu No 5 in B minor (from 6 Impromptus for piano, Op 5)
    Impromptu No 5 in B minor (from 6 Impromptus for piano, Op 5)
    Jean Sibelius
  3. 2.
    Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77 (3rd mvt, Un sonnet d'amour)
    Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77 (3rd mvt, Un sonnet d'amour)
    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
  4. 3.
    Piano Concerto No 1 (2nd mvt, Andante)
    Piano Concerto No 1 (2nd mvt, Andante)
    Sergey Rachmaninov
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