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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Musical Map of Britain and listener requests.

Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk or text 83111.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 2 Nov 2013 07:00

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of youth - suite no. 2 Op.1b

    Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Performer: The English National Opera Orchestra.
    • ARGO.
    • 433-214-2.
  • Henri Duparc

    Chanson triste vers. for voice and piano

    Performer: Francois Kerdoncuff. Performer: Mireille de Lunsch.
    • TIMPANI.
    • IC-1053.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto no. 5 in F minor BWV.1056 for keyboard and string orchestra

    Conductor: Bernard Labadie. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Performer: Les Violons du Roy.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 0709132.
  • Orlande de Lassus

    Missa pro defunctis a 5 [1580]

    Performer: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • ECM NEW SERIES.
    • 453 841-2.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Sonata in B minor H.16.32 for piano

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 412 228-2.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no. 3 in D minor for alto, female chorus, boys' chorus and orchestra

    Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos. Performer: South-West German Radio Orchestra.
    • ICA CLASSICS LEGACY.
    • ICA 5021.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Polonaise in B flat minor Op.21 for piano

    Performer: Xiayin Wang.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8 570412.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B flat major K.361 for 13 wind instruments

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Performer: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • METRONOME.
    • 825-126-2.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Performer: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Performer: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan.
    • DECCA.
    • 478 5245.
  • Aram Khachaturian

    Masquerade - suite

    Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN-2023.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Songs of travel for voice and piano

    Performer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 445-946-2.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten for string orchestra and bell

    Conductor: Tam谩s Benedek. Performer: Magyar 脕llami Operah谩z zenekara.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.-553750.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto no. 1 in C major Op.15 for piano and orchestra

    Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli. Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 415 682-2.
  • Frederick Loewe

    My fair lady - musical/film [1956]

    Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Audrey Hepburn. Performer: Unknown.
    • CBS.
    • CDCBS 70000.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in A flat major Op.69`1 (L'Adieu) for piano

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 67849.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Love for three oranges - suite Op.33b [rev.1924]

    Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti. Performer: London S O..
    • MERCURY.
    • 432-753-2.
  • Phil Woods, Frank Loesser, John Williams, Nick Stabulas & Teddy Kotick

    Slow boat to China

    • PRESTIGE.
    • OJCCD-052-2.

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