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Radio 3,07 Jun 2026,59 mins

SeriesMark Radcliffe's Nature Ramblings

Mountains

Music Matters

Available for 29 days

In the second of a series of three programmes inspired by the natural world, Mark Radcliffe features musical works inspired by mountains. We begin with Hawkwind's Hall Of The Mountain Grill and segue into Grieg's In The Hall Of The Mountain King. Works from Hovhaness, Strauss and Liszt are complimented and contrasted with songs from Shirley Collins, Rufus Wainwright and Fleet Foxes as we make our ascent... ending up on a majestic Bare Mountain. Presenter: Mark Radcliffe Producers: Elizabeth Foster & Ben Collingwood

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Hall of the Mountain Grill
    Hall of the Mountain Grill
    Simon House
  3. 2.
    In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt)
    In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt)
    Edvard Grieg
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 2 'Mysterious Mountain' (Andante espressivo)
    Symphony No 2 'Mysterious Mountain' (Andante espressivo)
    Alan Hovhaness