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Two hours of classical sparkle

Join Sarah for a relaxed Sunday mix, with music inspired by summer travels, a reflective Choral Reflection, spine-tingling Bernstein and one of Schubert's best-loved symphonies.

Join Sarah for two hours of music to accompany your Sunday morning, whether you're reading the papers, doing some gardening or making lunch.

It's the height of the summer holiday season, so in today's Sunday Sequence we'll discover what some of our favourite composers got up to on their travels, with music written by Poulenc in Naples, Elgar in Yorkshire and Brahms near Lake Thun in Switzerland.

Sarah also has a Choral Reflection from Julie Cooper, some spine-tingling Bernstein, and the chance to settle in with one of Schubert's best-loved symphonies.

A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    La clemenza di Tito (Overture)

    Orchestra: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Mozart: Overtures: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra/Alessandrini.
    • Naive.
    • 1.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Deep River I

    Performer: Ashley Jackson.
    • Decca Records US.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major BWV.1048 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Six Brandenburg Concertos.
    • Linn.
    • 8.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Fratres (1991 Version for String Orchestra and Percussion)

    Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Josef Rheinberger

    Piano Sonata No 4 in F sharp minor, Op 184 'Romantic' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Dmytro Semykras.
    • Naxos.

  • Gustav Holst

    St Paul's Suite op.29 No. 2: Jig

    Performer: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.
    • Let's Dance.
    • Analekta.
    • 5.

  • Julie Cooper

    Firedove

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Anna Lapwood. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir.
    • Firedove.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso Op.3 no.1 in B flat

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (No 9, Finale)

    Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le carnaval Romain

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Cello Sonata No 2 in F major, Op 99 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Daniel Müller‐Schott. Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.
    • Orfeo.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Napoli, FP 40 (3rd mvt, 'Caprice italien')

    Performer: Franziska Lee.
    • L'Heure exquise.
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 3.

  • Hildegard of Bingen

    Ave, generosa gloriosa

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 7 in B minor, D 759, 'Unfinished' (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Carlos Simon

    Four Black American Dances (2nd mvt, 'Waltz')

    Composer: Carlos Simon. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck. Conductor: Manfred Honeck. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Harvest of Sorrows Op.4 No.5

    Performer: Roman Borisov. Singer: Erika Baikoff.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 09:00
    BBC Radio 3