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Radio 3,12 Mar 2026,30 mins

Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Classical Mixtape

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Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music. George Frideric Handel's stately Sarabande begins tonight's Classical Mixtape. French orchestral textures come in the shape of Germaine Tailleferre's Concertino for Harp and Orchestra, and Debussy's impressionistic 'Jeux de vagues' from La Mer. Karol Szymanowski and PÄ“teris Vasks also feature, and Leonard Bernstein's iconic 'Somewhere' from the Symphonic dances of 'West Side Story' closes the sequence. Produced by Joe Blamey. To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Sarabande (Keyboard Suite No 4 in D Minor)
    Sarabande (Keyboard Suite No 4 in D Minor)
    George Frideric Handel
  3. 2.
    Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (1st mvt)
    Concertino for Harp and Orchestra (1st mvt)
    Germaine Tailleferre
  4. 3.
    9 Preludes Op.1 (no.1 in B minor)
    9 Preludes Op.1 (no.1 in B minor)
    Karol Szymanowski
  5. 4.
    Jeux de vagues (La Mer)
    Jeux de vagues (La Mer)
    Claude Debussy
  6. 5.
    The Fruits Of Silence
    The Fruits Of Silence
    Peteris Vasks
  7. 6.
    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Somewhere)
    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (Somewhere)
    Leonard Bernstein
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