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Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan shares his personal choice of music.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted online after the programme has been broadcast.

07:03

MENDELSSOHN
Scherzo from Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream
London Symphony Orchestra
Andr茅 Previn (conductor)
EMI CDC747163 2 Tr 2

07:09

PALESTRINA
Ascendo ad Patrem (motet)
Canadian Brass
Ivars Taurins (conductor)
RCA 09026 63868 2 Tr 1

07:16

MOZART
Divertimento in E flat K113
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Janiczek (conductor)
LINN CKD287 Tr 12-15

07:26

HANDEL
Minuet in G major HWV531
Andr茅s Segovia (guitar)
DG 477 8133 CD4 Tr 3

07:31

LALO
Parades de Foire from Namouna, Suite No.1
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray (conductor)
MERCURY 434 389-2 Tr 5

07:37

SCHUBERT
Scherzo D 593 No.1
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
DG 435 072 2 Tr 8

07:42

PROKOFIEV
Classical Symphony Op.25
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
DG 400 034 2 Tr 10-13

07:56

BEETHOVEN
Sonata for piano No.23 Op.57 鈥淎ppasionata鈥
Horst Jankowski Quartet
VERVE 06024 9828579 Tr 12

08:03

WOLF
Italian Serenade
Guarneri Quartet
RCA 92882 Tr 9

08:10

KOECHLIN
Matin frais, dans la haute vall茅e from Persian Hours
Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonic
Leif Segerstam (conductor)
NAXOS 8.223504 Tr 4

08:14

VIVALDI
Concerto Op.4 No.8 RV 249
Francesca Vicar (violin)
Concerto Italianio
Rinaldo Alessandrini (conductor)
OPUS OPS 30181 Tr 18-19

08:23

BIZET
Prelude, Interlude from Carmen Suite No.1
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor)
DG 447 362 2 CD1 Tr 4-5

08:31

STRAVINSKY
Scherzo fantastique
Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
DECCA 436 474 2 Tr 6

08:44

SCHUBERT
Romanze D797 No.3b from Rosamunde;
Die Forelle D550 (orchestration: Benjamin Britten)
Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
DG 413 324 2 Tr 1-2

08:51

BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor Op.49 No.1
Frederic-Fr茅d茅ric Guy (piano)
NA脧VE V5023 Tr 8-9

09:01

ROUSSEL
Pour une f锚te de printemps
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
St茅phane Den猫ve (conductor)
NAXOS 8.570529 Tr 4

09:13

SHOSTAKOVICH
Five Preludes (1921)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
DECCA 4706492 Tr 7-11

09:20

SIBELIUS
Alla Marcia from Karelia Suite
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
EMI 574 858 2 CD2 Tr 3

09:25

JS BACH
Trio Sonata No.2 BWV 526
Heinz Holliger (oboe)
Tabea Zimmermann (viola);
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
Thomas Demenga (cello)
PHILIPS 422 328 2 Tr 4-6

09:36

HAYDN
Violin Concerto in C major
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (conductor)
PHILIPS 442 8294 Tr 1-3

09:55

BRAHMS
Why from Fragen Op.64 No.2
Kammerchor Stuttgart
Andreas Rothkopf (piano)
Frieder Bernius (director)
PROFIL PH 06021 Tr 6

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Fri 1 May 2009 07:00

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