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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Best of British music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Also, including requests for your favourite works and pieces that you would like to hear.
Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk with your music requests.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 15 Nov 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata no. 211 BWV.211 (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht) (Kaffee-Kantate): Ei wie schmeckt der Koffee Susse

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Singer: Emma Kirkby. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • J S Bach: Coffee and Peasant Cantatas.
    • L'OISEAU LYRE.
    • 2.
  • Mikalojus Konstantinas 膶iurlionis

    String Quartet in C minor (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Vilnius Quartet.
    • Ciurlionis: Symphonic Poems (In the Forest/The Sea), String Quartet.
    • CHANT DU MONDE.
    • 5.
  • William Herschel

    Symphony No 12 in D major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Herschel: Symphonies - London Mozart Players/Bamert.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 4.
  • Johann Kaspar Kerll

    Capriccio sopra il cucu

    Performer: Lionel Rogg.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Edward Elgar

    The Light of Life: Light of the World, we know Thy praise

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • Andr茅 Messager

    Solo de concours for clarinet and piano

    Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • Music for Clarinet and Piano.
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in D major, K.382

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Director: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Johann Georg Pisendel

    Sonata in A minor for violin solo: 2nd movement; Allegro

    Performer: Amandine Beyer.
    • Amandine Beyer - J S Bach, Sonates & Partitas / BWV 1001 - 1006.
    • ZIG ZAG TERRITOIRES.
    • 16.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Chaconne (Les Indes galantes)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Rameau: Une Symphonie Imaginaire: Musiciens du Louvre/Minkowski.
    • Archiv.
    • 17.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Feria (Rapsodie espagnole)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Boulez Conducts Debussy and Ravel.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 14.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    L'italiana in Algeri (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Overtures (The Chamber Orchestra of Europe feat. conductor: Claudio Abbado).
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 003.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for Jazz Band No 1

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Rose Adagio (The Sleeping Beauty Op.66)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcracker - Highlights.
    • EMI.
    • 7.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - overture (Op.26)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.
    • Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3, 4, 5, etc Wiener Philharmoniker.
    • Decca.
    • 5.
  • Dag Wir茅n

    String Serenade in C major Op.11 (Marcia)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stig Westerberg.
    • Swedish Highlights: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Westerberg.
    • Caprice.
    • 5.

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