In Tune Mixtape

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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

BBC Radio 3

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Classical Mixtape

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Music: Classical

Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.

Classical Mixtape: Your daily classical soundtrack

Your daily classical soundtrack

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Mixtape, Your daily classical soundtrack

In Tune’s eclectic playlist: featuring  Oscar Peterson, folk song and Hamish MacCunn.

Half an hour of uninterrupted music including an exquisite lament, stunning organ music, Oscar Peterson on piano, and choral and orchestral music with a rural twist.

In Tune’s eclectic mix of uninterrupted music: featuring Oscar Peterson's version of Angel Eyes, a lush folk song arrangement by Percy Grainger and a stunning piece of organ music composed by Jehan Alain, tragically killed in World War II, and played by his sister Marie-Claire. There's also an exquisite lament by Grace Williams, a poignant piano prelude by Rachmaninov, and the sequence ends with the ever popular overture "Land of the Mountain and the Flood" by Hamish MacCunn.

Producer: Helen Garrison

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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