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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites, including music by Mozart, Gluck and Chopin.

To ease you into your evening, you can hear the calming and moving sounds of Eric Whitacre’s 'The River Cam', before journeying to the captivating music of the big screen with the title track from the 2004 film 'Ladies in Lavender', composed by Nigel Hess, which concludes the sequence. Along the way, you can hear comforting and reflective pieces from composers including Mozart and Ruth Gipps.

Produced by Sam Harding.

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Last on

Fri 25 Sep 2026 19:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Eric Whitacre

    The River Cam for cello and string orchestra

    Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491: II Larghetto

    Performer: Richard Goode. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Che farò senza Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice)

    Singer: Michael Chance. Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.
    • Gluck: Orfeo and Euridice: Tafelmusik/Bernius.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Quintet Op.16 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Cigleris. Performer: Gareth Hulse. Performer: John Mills. Performer: Lydia Lowndes‐Northcott. Performer: Božidar Vukotić.
    • Gipps: Clarinet Chamber Music.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 302.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne Op 62 No 1

    Performer: Giorgi Gigashvili.

  • Nigel Hess

    Ladies in Lavender

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • The Silver Violin: Nicola Benedetti.
    • Decca.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Sep 2026 19:00
    BBC Radio 3

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