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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

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2 hours

Last on

Sat 5 Mar 2016 07:00

Music Played

  • Gustav Holst

    Walt Whitman - overture Op.7

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Holst: Cotswolds Symphony.
    • Naxos.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Northern Lights [Pulchra es, amica mea]

    Choir: Phoenix Chorale. Conductor: Charles Bruffy.
    • Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights: Phoenix Chorale/Bruffy.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No 4, 'Sunrise' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Tokyo String Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets: Tokyo String Quartet.
    • SONY.
    • 1.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Piano Concerto- 2nd Movt: Andante con Moto

    Performer: Pascal Rog茅. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Dutoit.
    • Poulenc: Piano Concerto, Concerto for 2 Pianos, Organ Concerto.
    • Decca.
    • 2.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata (Act 1 Prelude)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Georg Solti.
    • DECCA.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    March (The Year)

    Performer: Lauma Skride.
    • Sony.
  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F major

    Ensemble: I Musici.
    • Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso.
    • Philips.
    • 009.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Zdravas Maria (Hail Mary) JW II/14

    Singer: Sara Jakubiak. Performer: David Stewart. Performer: Karstein Askeland. Choir: Bergen Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 10.
  • Yuquijiro Yocoh

    Sakura Variations

    Performer: John Williams.
    • John Williams: The Seville Concert.
    • Sony.
    • 7.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.
    • Garrick Ohlsson Edition, Vol. 1: Bach and Handel.
    • Bridge.
    • 33-36.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.100 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies/Lietenant Kije: Berliner Philharmopniker/Seiji Ozawa.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Jack Strachey

    In a party mood [Housewives' Choice theme tune]

    Orchestra: West End Celebrity Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Strachey.
    • Jack Strachey 'In Party Mood'.
    • Bosworth.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    14 Songs (Op.34) arr. violin and piano; No.14; Vocalise

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Alexei Grynyuk.
    • Nicola Benedetti: Fantasie.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 7.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    Savoy Dances - Hornpipe & Cachucha

    Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra.
    • EMI.

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