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Radio 3,09 Mar 2026,30 mins

Half an hour of the finest classical music

Classical Mixtape

Available for 18 days

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. Tonight's Classical Mixtape starts with an intimate solo piano piece from Tchaikovsky, inspired by the 'Song of the Lark' in March. Rachmaninov and Marie Awadis also provide beautiful moments of solo piano in this sequence. Vivaldi, Paul Reade and Gabriel Fauré also feature, and John Williams closes the mixtape with 'The Face of Pan' from the 1991 Spielberg film Hook. Produced by Joe Blamey. To listen on most smart speaker, just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3'.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    March: The Song of the Lark (The Seasons, Op 37b)
    March: The Song of the Lark (The Seasons, Op 37b)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  3. 2.
    Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor RV.531 (2nd mvt)
    Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor RV.531 (2nd mvt)
    Antonio Vivaldi
  4. 3.
    The Victorian Kitchen Garden (Prelude)
    The Victorian Kitchen Garden (Prelude)
    Paul Reade
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