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Our Classical Century - Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony

A non-stop half-hour sequence of music inspired by Shostakovich's Symphony No.7, the 'Leningrad' - one of the pieces featured this week in Our Classical Century.

A non-stop half-hour sequence of music inspired by Shostakovich's Symphony No.7, the 'Leningrad' - one of the pieces featured this week in Radio 3's Our Classical Century. With favourites, lesser-known gems, and a few surprises, by composers from Byrd to Mozart, Ravel to Steve Reich, it's the perfect way to usher in your evening.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Feb 2019 19:00

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 7 in C major, Op 60, 'Leningrad' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
    • RCA.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Drake's Drum (Songs of the Sea)

    Singer: Benjamin Luxon. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Bournemouth Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Norman Del Mar.
    • EMI.
  • William Byrd

    The March before the Battle [The Earl of Oxford's march]

    Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • La Battaglia: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • Decca.
    • 24.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Non pi霉 andrai (The Marriage of Figaro)

    Music Arranger: Johann Went. Ensemble: Mozart Ensemble of the Vienna Volksoper.
    • Nimbus.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Adagio from Cinderella arr for cello and piano

    Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: John York.
    • Prokofiev: Works for Cello and Piano: Wallfisch/York.
    • Black Box.
    • 13.
  • Steve Reich

    Drumming (Part 4)

    Ensemble: Steve Reich.
    • NONESUCH.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Music for the Royal Fireworks - Overture

    Orchestra: Le Concert Spirituel. Director: Herv茅 Niquet.
    • Handel: Water Music & Fireworks: Concert Spirituel, Niquet.
    • Glossa.
    • 19.

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  • Mon 11 Feb 2019 19:00

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