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Sunday - Victoria Meakin

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

Victoria Meakin 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

Sun 6 Apr 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water music - suite, orch. Harty

    Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Pittsburgh S O.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 411-047-2.
  • Percy Grainger

    Zanzibar boat song for piano, 6 hands

    Performer: Percy Grainger.
    • NIMBUS.
    • NI-8809.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise (Op.34`14), arr. for misc. forces [orig. for voice & piano]

    Performer: Alexei Grynyuk. Performer: Nicola Benedetti.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 476-3399.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Tempest - incidental music Op.1 [rev.1862]

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN-9859.
  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice - opera in 3 acts

    Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs. Performer: Bernarda Fink. Performer: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • HMC 901742/43.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Grand duo concertant Op.48 for clarinet and piano

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Performer: Michael Collins.
    • EMI.
    • CDC -7 54419 2.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no. 4 in F minor Op.36

    Conductor: Leopold Stokowski. Performer: Leopold Stokowski.
    • EMI.
    • CDM 5 65614 2.
  • Edward Elgar

    Sea pictures Op.37 for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

    Conductor: Richard Hickox. Performer: Felicity Palmer. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • CDC-7 47674-2.
  • William Byrd

    Sellinger's round MB.28.84 (My Lady Nevell's Book) for keyboard

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SMK 52589.
  • John Dowland

    Come againe sweet love doth now envite [1597]

    Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 68007.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Concerto no. 2 in G minor Op.63 for violin and orchestra

    Conductor: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Gil Shaham. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 447-758-2.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Gianni Schicchi - opera in 1 act [no.3 of "Il trittico"]

    Conductor: John Pritchard. Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • DRG Records.
    • CDSBL 12588.
  • Robert Schumann

    Phantasiestucke Op.73 for clarinet (or violin or cello) & piano

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • EMI.
    • 6 44701 2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Zadok the priest - coronation anthem no. 1 HWV.258

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Performer: The Sixteen.
    • CORO.
    • COR 16122.
  • Andr茅 Previn

    You're gonna hear from me

    Performer: Andr茅 Previn.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • B0009092-02.

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