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Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents music by Chopin, Handel, Shostakovich, Bach, Skempton and Mozart.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted on this website after the programme has been broadcast.

07:03

ROSSINI
The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 419869-2 Tr 4

07:11

HANDEL
Ombra mai fu (Serse)
Andreas Scholl (counter tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
DECCA 4757667 Tr 1

07:15

CHOPIN
Grande Valse Brillante in E flat, Op.18
Ingrid Fliter (piano)
EMI 514899 2 Tr 9

07:21

VIVALDI
Concerto in D major, RV 511
Viktoria Mullova, Giuliano Carmignola (violins)
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon (director)
ARCHIV 477 7466 Tr 4-6

07:34

SCHUBERT
Im Abendrot D799
Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Roger Vignoles (piano)
RCA 88697329322 Tr 3

07:38

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Russian Easter Overture, Op.36
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
TELARC CD80378 Tr 6

07:53

POULENC
O Magnum Mysterium
Quartre motets pour le temps de Noel
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Eric Ericson (conductor)
GLOBE GLO 5185 TR 11-14

08:03

BACH
Variation 5 from Goldberg Variations, BWV 998
Tatania Nikolayeva, piano
大象传媒 LEGENDS 大象传媒L 42282 Tr 6

08:05

Matthew LOCKE
Suite II in F
His Majesty鈥檚 Sagbutts and Cornetts
HYPERION CDA66894 Tr 29

08:10

SHOSTAKOVICH
Festival Overture, Op.96
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy (conductor)
SIGNUM SIGCD135 Tr 1

08:24

John MILTON
Song for May Morning
Read by Robert Glenister

08:25

BAX
Morning song (Maytime in Sussex) for piano and orchestra
Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 8516 Tr 9

08:34

BACH
Partita No.3 in A minor, BWV 827
Murray Perahia (piano)
SONY 88697226952 Tr 7-13

08:53

STRAVINSKY
Apollo
The Bad Plus
EMARCY 0602517821644 Tr 10

09:03

Luigi DENZA arr. Schoenberg
Funiculi- Funicula
Diabolicus
Dietrich Henschel (conductor)
AMBROISIE AM 137 Tr 6

09:06

FALLA
La Vida Breve (Interlude & Dance)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
RCA 88697 04607 2 Tr 17-18

09:13

TELEMANN
Concerto TWV 52:B1 in B flat major for 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola & basso continuo
Musica Alta Ripa
MDG 3091384-2 Tr 13-16

09:22

Toivo TULEV
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice!
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 807452 Tr 10

09:27

John MILTON
Sonnet 1 - O nightingale, that on yon bloomy spray
Read by Robert Glenister

09:28

HANDEL
Solomon: May no rash intruder (Nightingale Chorus)
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Paul McCreesh
ARCHIV 459 688-2 CD1 Tr 22

09:33

MOZART
Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 5 (K.175) in D major
David Greilsammer (piano)
Suedama Ensemble
NA脧VE V5149 Tr 1-3

09:54

TRAD. arr. Thile and Meyer
The Wassail Song / All Through the Night
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Chris Thile (mandolin)
Edgar Meyer (double bass)
SONY 88697343902 Tr 6

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Last on

Sun 7 Dec 2008 07:00

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