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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Plus neglected composers and amateur music groups.

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Best of British music playlist, compiled from listener requests. Also, including your requests for works by neglected composers, amateur music-making groups and wake-up calls.
Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk with your music requests.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 22 Feb 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Il Mondo della luna - dramma giocoso in 3 acts H.28.7

    Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Performer: Concentus Musicus Wien.
    • TELDEC.
    • 0630-17385 2.
  • Franz Schubert

    An den Mond (Fullest wieder Busch und Tal) D.296 [2nd setting]

    Performer: Eric Schneider. Performer: Matthias Goerne.
    • Decca.
    • 452917-2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Introduction and allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet

    Performer: Melos Ensemble.
    • EMI.
    • 9-18529 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English suite no. 6 in D minor BWV.811 for keyboard

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 67451-2.
  • Philip Glass

    Facades for 2 saxophones and strings

    Performer: Philip Glass Ensemble.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SK-64133.
  • Stevie Wishart & Sinfonye

    O beata infantia - antiphon

    • DECCA.
    • 476-5117.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Quartet in G minor Op.25, orch. Schoenberg [orig. Piano Quartet no.1]

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 4578152.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vesperae solennes de confessore K.339

    Conductor: Georg Fischer. Performer: Leslie Pearson. Performer: Lucia Popp. Performer: Ambrosian Singers. Performer: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • CDM 7 69546-2.
  • Franz Schubert

    Quintet in A major D.667 (Trout) for piano, violin, viola, cello & db

    Performer: Andreas Haefliger. Performer: Joseph Carver. Performer: Takacs String Quartet.
    • DECCA.
    • 460-034-2.
  • Robert Carver

    O bone Jesu for 19 voices

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: The Sixteen.
    • COLLINS CLASSICS.
    • 14782-.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Waltzes Op.64 for piano

    Performer: Ingrid Fliter.
    • EMI.
    • 6 98351 2.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Serenade to music, arr. for orchestra

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Performer: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • EMI.
    • CZS 5 73986-2.
  • Duke Ellington

    Caravan [with TIZOL, Juan]

    Performer: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.
    • RCA.
    • RCDJ--63458-2.

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