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Rob Cowan

Rob Cowan presents music, news - and the occasional surprise, including at 8.00am a Song Without Words by Mendelssohn.

With Rob Cowan.

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

07:03

Kabalevsky
Overture - Colas Breugnon
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
GREAT CONDUCTORS 7243 5 75127 2 5 CD.2 Tr.1

07:08

VIVALDI
Sovvente il sole from Andromeda liberata (serenata)
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Hope, violin
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
DG 477 7463 Tr.11

07:18

CHOPIN
Scherzo for piano no. 4 (Op.54) in E major
Richard Goode, piano
NONESUCH 7559-79452-2 Tr.8

07:32

BIBER
Mystery (Rosary) sonata no. 1 in D minor ""The Annunciation""
Sonnerie
GAUDEAMUS CD GAU 350 Tr.1

07:38

DELIUS
Over the hills and far away - fantasy overture
RPO
Thomas Beecham
EMI 5 75788 2 Tr.5

07:50

MOZART
Overture and March from Die Entf眉hrung aus dem Serail
Matti Salminen (Osmin)
Peter Schreier (Belmonte)
Wilfried Gahmlich (Pedrillo)
Orchestra of the Z眉rich Opera House
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
TELDEC 2564 69128-9, CD1 TR. 1 & 14

08:03

MENDELSSOHN
Song without words Op.53 No.1
HaeSun Paik
EMI CDZ5 72827-2 Tr.1

08:07

PURCELL
Laudate Ceciliam (Z.329)
James Bowman, counter-tenor
Mark Padmore, tenor
Michael George, bass
The King's Consort
Robert King
HYPERION CDA66494 Tr.13-16

08:18

HOLST
The Planets: Jupiter, the bringer of jollity
大象传媒SO
Andrew Davis, conductor
WARNER 50-514428467-2-0 Tr.4

08:27

Irving BERLIN
Cheek to Cheek
Fred Astaire
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra
CONIFER TQ134 Tr.5

08:32

IRELAND orch. Geoffrey Bush
Scherzo and cortege from 'Julius Caesar'
LSO
Richard Hickox, conductor
CHANDOS CHAN8994 Tr.1-2

08:40

SCHUBERT
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen (D.343) & Normans Gesang (D.846)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Gerald Moore, piano
EMI CMS 7 63566 2 CD.2 Tr.7 & 10

08:45

MOZART
Symphony no. 35 (K.385) in D major ""Haffner""
Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Pablo Casals
SONY SMK 47294 Tr.1-4

09:09

KORNGOLD
Romance. Andante from Concerto for violin and orchestra (Op.35) in D major
Nikolaj Znaider (violin)
Vienna Philharmonic
Valery Gergiev (conductor)
RCA Red Seal promo, Tr.5

09:19

WALDTEUFEL
L' Estudiantina - waltz for orchestra (Op.191)
Philharmonia Promenade Orchestra
Henry Krips
EMI 5 68289 2 CD.2 Tr.4

09:24

J S BACH
Adagio from Toccata, adagio & fugue (BWV.564)
Daniil Shafran (cello)
Anton Ginsburg (piano)
Aulos Music AMC2 013, Tr.2

09:30

BEETHOVEN
Sonata for piano no. 26 (Op.81a) in E flat major ""Les Adieux""
Nelson Freire, piano
DECCA 475 815-5 Tr.4-6

09:45

John FOREST
Qualis est dilectus tuus
La Reverdie
ARCANA A20 Tr.2

09:48

GOUNOD
Funeral March of a Marionette
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Paul Paray (conductor)
MERCURY 434 332-2, TR.2

09:52

SAINT SAENS
Odelette for flute and piano
William Bennett, flute
Clifford Benson, piano
CALA CACD1017 CD.2 Tr.1

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Last on

Mon 11 May 2009 07:00

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  • Mon 11 May 2009 07:00

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