Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and suggestions for the annual musical advent calendar.
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and your suggestions for our annual musical Advent Calendar.
Back in August, amateur composers were invited to set a specially commissioned poem by Roger McGough called "Comes the Light". Listeners have been invited to vote for the overall winner and to vote for your favourite carol, go to bbc.co.uk/radio3. Voting closes at 5pm on December 22nd.
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Franz Schubert
Octet in F major, D.803 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Gaudier Ensemble.- Schubert: Octet: Gaudier Ensemble.
- ASV.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Canonic Variations on 'Vom Himmel hoch', BWV 769 arr Stravinsky
Music Arranger: Igor Stravinsky. Singer: Ir猫ne Friedli. Singer: Frieder Lang. Singer: Michel Brodard. Choir: Ch艙ur Pro Arte de Lausanne. Choir: Swiss Romande Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- The Essential Stravinsky.
- Chandos.
- 32-37.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Tango (Espa帽a Op.165)
Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Decca.
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Joseph Haydn
Concerto in D major H.18.11 for keyboard and orchestra; 1st movement
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- EMI CLASSICS : CZS-574789 2.
- EMI CLASSICS.
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Scott Irvine
Meditations on a Huron Carol
Ensemble: True North Brass.- A True North Brass Christmas.
- Opening Day Recordings.
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Giuseppe Torelli
Concerto grosso con una pastorale per il Santissimo Natale (Op.8`6) in G minor
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Christmas Concertos.
- L'oiseau Lyre.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Sarabande et rigaudon, Op 93
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Tina Gruenberg. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.- Saint-Saens: Volume 1: The London Philharmonic/Simon.
- Cala.
- 5-6.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Christmas Oratorio, BWV.248)
Choir: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Bach: Christmas Oratorio.
- Hyperion.
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Rebecca Clarke
Midsummer Moon
Performer: Jonathan Rees. Performer: Kathron Sturrock.- Rebecca Clarke.
- Gamut Classics.
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Ann Burgess
Comes the Light
Performer: Helen Neeves. Performer: Christopher Bowen. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: David Hill.- Specially recorded in 2015 for the Radio 3 Carol Competition..
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont - incidental music (Op.84), Overture
Conductor: Kurt Masur. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.- Beethoven: Overtures: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Kurt Masur.
- Philips.
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Eduard Tubin
Sinfonietta on Estonian Motifs; 1. Allegro vivace e grazioso
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Tubin: Symphony No.7, Piano Concertino etc..
- BIS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Bist Du Bei Mir
Singer: Aafje Heynis. Performer: Pierre Palla.- Aafje Heynis sings Vol.1.
- Philips.
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Leroy Anderson
A Christmas Festival
Orchestra: Dallas Winds. Conductor: Jerry Junkin.- Horns for the Holidays.
- Reference Recordings.
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