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Rob Cowan

With Rob Cowan. A lively mix of music, including at 8.30am a Poem for Today, with a contemporary poet reading a new work, and at 9.00am a Haydn Piano Sonata.

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

7:03

CHABRIER
Marche Joyeuse
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
EMI CDM7 63412-2 T7

7:07

ENESCU
Dixtuor Op.14 (1st Movement)
Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
NAXOS 8.554173 T5

7:16

STRAVINSKY
Suite No.1 (for small orchestra)
Northern Sinfonia
Simon Rattle (conductor)
EMI 2 42754 2 D4 T12 - 15

7:21

SCHUBERT transcribed Busoni
Overture in D
Antti Siirala (piano)
NAXOS 8.555997 T7

7:31

LULLY
Plaude laetare Gallia (O Gaul, rejoice and sing!)
Le Concert Spirituel
Herv脙漏 Niquet (conductor)
NAXOS 8.554397 T12 芒聙聯 14

7:40

BOCCHERINI
Minuet (String Quintet in E Op.11 no.5)
Europa Galante
VIRGIN VC5 45421-2 T13

7:44

GERSHWIN
Overture: Girl Crazy
New Princess Theatre Orchestra
John McGlinn (conductor)
EMI 50999 6 95240-2 D1 T1

7:50

MEYERBEER arr. Lambert
Les Patineurs
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
EMI 2 06777 2 D5 T16

8:04

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Overture; The Wasps
London Symphony Orchestra
Andr脙漏 Previn (conductor)
RCA 82876-55708-2 (D2) T8

8:13

PUCCINI
Chi bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine)
William Mateuzzi (tenor)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (conductor (& piano!))
EMI CDS5 56338-2 D1 T2 & 3

8:20

TELEMANN
Concerto in D Major for strings & continuo
Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
BIS CD-1226 T16 芒聙聯 19

8:28

MAYERL
Marigold
Richard Rodney Bennett (piano)
EMI CDM5 65596-2 T1

8:31

POEM OF THE DAY
Loughborough
Written and read by Luke Wright

8:34

BAX
Mediterranean
Eric Parkin (piano)
CHANDOS CHAN X10132 D4 T6

8:38

DVORAK
Canon & Poco Allegro (Bagatelles for 2 violins, Cello & Harmonium Op.47)
Josef Suk & Miroslav Ambros (violins)
Jiri Barta (cello)
Jan Simon (harmonium)
SUPRAPHON SU 3976-2 T8 & 9

8:49

*Bach
Fantasia & Fugue in G Minor BWV542
Lionel Rogg (organ of Soro monastery, Denmark)
EMI 2 64289-2 D2 T1 & 2

9:01

Haydn
Piano Sonata in A Flat Hob: XVI:46
Lili Kraus (piano)
EMI 7243 5 62831-2 D1 T7 芒聙聯 9

9:22

Couperin
La Sultanne
Capriccio Stravagante
Skip Semp脙漏 (director / harpsichord)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472 77315-2 T1

9:33

Bruch
Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra
Nathan Twining & Martin Berkofsky (pianos)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
EMI 50999 2 64356-2 D2 T5 芒聙聯 8

9:56

Vaughan Williams
March: Folk Songs from Somerset (English Folk-Song Suite)
Cleveland Symphonic Winds
Frederic Fennell (conductor)
Telarc CD-80099 T14

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Last on

Fri 19 Jun 2009 07:00

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