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Sunday - 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

Sun 23 Nov 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Four Scottish Dances

    Performer: Hugh Bean. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • Malcolm Arnold: Dances: Philharmonia, Thomson.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Namensfeier Overture, Op 115

    Conductor: David Zinman. Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich.
    • Ludwig van Beethoven 鈥 Complete Overtures.
    • Arte Nova.
    • 1.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Battalia a 10

    Ensemble: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Scherzi Musicali 鈥 Biber Schmelzer Walther.
    • DG.
    • 13.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet no.11 in E major, G.275 (Minuet)

    Orchestra: Europa Galante.
    • Boccherini: String Quintets.
    • Virgin Veritas.
    • 13.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Waltz in A flat major for piano duet, Op 39 No 15

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Encore! Katia and Marielle Labeque.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.
  • Aaron Copland

    Danzon cubano

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Latin American Fiesta: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    God! Had it pleased you to try me (Otello Act 3 Scene 3)

    Singer: Charles Craig. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Orchestra of English National Opera.
    • Verdi 鈥 Otello (highlights).
    • EMI.
    • 8.
  • Claude Debussy

    Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Debussy: Images, Etudes etc.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Suite in A major, Op.98b, 'American' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel Classics.
  • Anthony Holborne

    The Honie-suckle; The Fairie-round

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Music for Viols.
    • Virgo.
    • 13-14.
  • Johannes Brahms

    15 Romances from Tieck鈥檚 鈥楽ch枚ne Magelone鈥 鈥 no.4 Liebe kam aus fernen Landen

    Singer: Wolfgang Holzmair. Performer: G茅rard Wyss.
    • Brahms: Die sch枚ne Magelone.
    • Tudor.
    • 8.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Concerto for violin and orch no.1 (Op.6) in D maj, 3rd mvt; Rondo

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Salvatore Accardo. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
    • Accardo plays Paganini: London Philharmonic Orchestra/Dutoit.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert Rondo in A major, K.386

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff. Ensemble: Camerata Academica of Salzburg Mozarteum.
    • Mozart 鈥 Piano Concertos K246 & K413.
    • Decca.
    • 7.
  • Carl Orff

    Street Song (Schulwerk)

    Composer: Gunild Keetman. Ensemble: Unnamed Ensemble. Conductor: Carl Orff.
    • Musica Poetica 鈥 Orff Schulwerk.
    • RCA.
    • 14.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Jauchzet dem Herrn

  • Ermanno Wolf鈥怓errari

    Intermezzo from I gioielli della Madonna

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Opear Overtures & Incidental Music.
    • Sony Classical.

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