Main content

The perfect classical half hour

A half an hour of classical music to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day

A half an hour of classical music to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, featuring works by Hungarian composer and cellist Pál Hermann, a meditative prayer by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and the lament of Solveig from Grieg’s incidental music to Peer Gynt. There’s music for Brass Band by David Owen, too, plus Gustav Mahler’s transcendental study about hope.

24 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Last Sunday 17:30

Music Played

  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Hear us in heaven, O God

    Choir: Skylark. Conductor: Matthew Guard.
  • °Õ°ùä»å

    Dafydd y Garreg Wen / David of the White Rock

    Performer: Besses o’ th’ Barn Band. Conductor: Roy Newsome.
  • Hermann Pál

    Suite for Piano: III. Lento

    Performer: Alina Shevchenko.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt Suite No 2, Op 55 No 4)

    Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 - III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung

    Performer: Hagai Shaham. Performer: Raphael Wallfisch. Performer: Arnon Erez.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Urlicht, from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

    Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 27 Jan 2025 19:00
  • Last Sunday 17:30

Music to help you focus

Discover the best classical music for study, inspiration and relaxation.