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Martin Handley

Presented by Martin Handley. Including Nicolai: Overture (The Merry Wives of Windsor). Finzi: Farewell to Arms. Shostakovich: Concertino for two pianos. Bach: Komm, Jesu, Komm!

With Martin Handley.

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

07:04

NICOLAI
Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
SONY SK 48376 T1

07:13

BEETHOVEN
Sextet in E Flat
Ensemble Galant (with Andrew Clark & Roger Montgomery (horns))
EMI CDZ5 72822-2 T6 – 8

07:29

STRAUSS
Wiegenlied Op.41 No.1
Anne Schwanewilms (soprano)
Hallé Orchestra
Mark Elder (conductor)
HALLÉ CDHLL 7508 T4

07:35

SAINT-SAENS
Bacchanale (Samson & Delilah)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Becham (conductor)
EMI CDM7 63412-2 T14

07:43

TALLIS
O Sacrum Convivium
Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
EMI CDC7 49563-2 T7

07:47

SUK
Barcarolle
Suk Quartet
CRD 3472 T6

07:51

FINZI
A Farewell to Arms
Ian Partridge (tenor)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
LYRITA SRCD 237 T18 & 19

08:05

BACH
1st Movt - Concerto in A Major BWV 1055
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director)
HARMONIA MUNDI 907284 T4

08:11

SHOSTAKOVICH
Concertino for 2 Pianos Op. 94
Martha Argerich & Lilya Zilberstein (pianos)
EMI 50999 5 04504 2 T5

08:20

BIZET
Prelude (L'Arlesienne)
London Symphony Orchestra
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 469 121-2 D2 T1

08:25

HOLST
Bring Us In Good Ale

arr. Holst
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
The King's Singers
EMI CDC7 49765-2 T5 & 6

08:31

MILTON
Upon the Circumcision
Read by Robert Glenister

08:33

TCHAIKOVSKY
The Crown of Roses
The Cambridge Singers
John Rutter (conductor)
COLLEGIUM COLCD 124 T6

08:36

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Nocturne & Scherzo for String Quintet
The Nash Ensemble
HYPERION CDA 67381 T 4 & 5

08:53

MASSENET
Valse folle
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
HYPERION CDA 67275 T9

08:51

BACH
Komm, Jesu, Komm!
Sibylla Rubens (soprano)
RIAS Chamber Choir
René Jacobs (conductor)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901589 CD2 T22 – 24

09:04

MIKHAILOV - SHALAYEV
Fantasy on Volga Melodies
Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra
Vitaly Gnutov (conductor)
MERCURY 475 6610 T5

09:10

NIELSEN
Serenata in Vano
Lahti Chamber Ensemble
ONDINE ODE 792-2 T10

09:18

MOZART
Flute Concerto in D K314
Patrick Gallois (flute)
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Patrick Gallois & Katarina Andreasson (directors)
NAXOS 8.557011 T1-3

09:37

MILTON
From Paradise Regained
Read by Robert Glenister

09:39

RAMEAU
Overture: Zoroastre
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (director)
L'OISEAU-LYRE 455 293-2 T8

09:44

LERNER & LOEWE
I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face (My Fair Lady)
Andre Previn (piano)
Leroy Vinnegar (bass)
Shelley Manne (drums)
ASV CD AJA 5073 T3

09:49

BERNSTEIN
What a Terrible Movie! (Trouble in Tahiti)
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
David Zinman (conductor)
NONESUCH 7559 79458-2 T3

09:55

LANQUETUIT
Toccata
Gillian Weir (organ of the Royal Albert Hall)
PRIORY PRCD 859 T8

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Last on

Sun 14 Dec 2008 07:00

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  • Sun 14 Dec 2008 07:00

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