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Episode details

Radio 3,26 Jun 2025,30 mins

Expand your horizons with classical music

Classical Mixtape

Available for 19 days

An engaging mix of classical music for half an hour, featuring the tender octet for strings Max Bruch composed following the death of his wife, as well as Bach’s portrayal of the remorse the disciple Peter experiences at having betrayed Christ, plus Anthony Rolfe Johnson transports us to the waterways of La Serenissima. Producer: Dean Craven

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    String Octet in B flat major, Op posth (1920) (Adagio)
    String Octet in B flat major, Op posth (1920) (Adagio)
    Max Bruch
  3. 2.
    3 Intermezzi, Op 117 No 2: Intermezzo in B flat minor
    3 Intermezzi, Op 117 No 2: Intermezzo in B flat minor
    Johannes Brahms
  4. 3.
    Matthauspassion (BWV 244), No. 47; Erbarme dich [aria]
    Matthauspassion (BWV 244), No. 47; Erbarme dich [aria]
    Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. 4.
    Intermezzo
    Intermezzo
    Kodály Zoltán
  6. 5.
    Deux Morceaux - I - Nocturne
    Deux Morceaux - I - Nocturne
    Lili Boulanger
  7. 6.
    Sopra l'acqua indormenzada (Venezia)
    Sopra l'acqua indormenzada (Venezia)
    Reynaldo Hahn