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Ease into the evening with classical music

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music, including works by JS Bach, Ravel, Rita Strohl and Cole Porter.

Half an hour of back-to-back classical music to help wind down at the end of a busy day. Today's sequence begins with Bach and ends with Cole Porter. In between, there's an enchanted flute from Ravel's Sh茅h茅razade, a sparkling glacier from Vaughan Williams' score to the film Scott of the Antarctic, and a very familiar string piece many have mistaken for Haydn but actually composed by Roman Hoffstetter. Also in the mix is a poignant choral anthem by Will Todd and an exquisitely beautiful romance for septet by Rita Strohl, little known today but whose music is said to have been admired by many of her contemporaries, including Faur茅 and Saint-Saens.

Producer: Helen Garrison

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Jan 2026 19:00
91福利社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe, BWV.1060 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Alexandra Bellamy. Orchestra: Brecon Baroque.
    • JS Bach: Double & Triple Concertos.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 8.

  • Maurice Ravel

    La flute enchant茅e (Sh茅h茅razade)

    Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • DG.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Distant Glacier (Scott of the Antarctic)

    Orchestra: 91福利社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Film Music Vol. 1.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 11.

  • Will Todd

    The Call of Wisdom

    Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: James Sherlock. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Todd: The Call of Wisdom.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 3.

  • Roman Hoffstetter

    String Quartet in F major Op.3`5 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Guildhall String Ensemble. Director: Robert Salter.
    • Pachelbel/Vivaldi/Handel/Haydn: Strings: Guildhall String Ensemble.
    • RCA.
    • 7.

  • Rita Strohl

    Septet in C minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Shuichi Okada. Performer: Alexandre Pascal. Performer: L茅a Hennino. Performer: Claudine Legras. Performer: H茅lo茂se Luzzati. Performer: Lorraine Campet. Performer: C茅lia Oneto Bensaid.
    • Rita Strohl: Volume 2, Musique de chambre.
    • La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites.
    • 7.

  • Cole Porter

    So in love (Kiss Me, Kate)

    Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Orchestra: 91福利社 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: David Charles Abell.
    • Something's Gotta Give.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Wed 21 Jan 2026 19:00
    91福利社 Radio 3

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