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Monday – Along the Severn with Petroc Trelawny

Join Petroc Trelawny live from Blaen Hafren Falls in mid-Wales as he begins his week-long journey along the River Severn. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

Join Petroc Trelawny live from Blaen Hafren Falls in mid-Wales on the River Severn, with local musicians and guests exploring the cultural heritage of the river as it begins its journey to the sea, including Sounds of the River, a slow radio moment. Part journey of discovery, part refuge from the tumult of daily life, immerse yourself in this river setting with Radio 3 Breakfast.

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This spring, join us on Radio 3 as we explore the enchantment, escape and cultural heritage of the UK’s longest river, with slow radio moments featuring the sounds of the river, allowing time out from today's often frenetic world.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 13 May 2019 06:30

Music Played

  • Rutland Boughton

    String Quartet in F major (Song of the Hills)

    Ensemble: Rasumovsky Quartet.
    • Rutland Boughton String Quartets: Sarah Francis.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Claude Debussy

    Arabesque no.1 in E major

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
    • Debussy: Complete works for piano vol.3: Bavouzet.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Joachim Raff

    Symphony no.3 in F major, Op.153 'Im Walde' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Francesco d'Avalos.
    • Raff: Symphony No.3.
    • ASV Digital.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata "Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam", BWV.7 (Opening chorus)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SOLI DEO GLORIA.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 6 in F major, Op 68, 'Pastoral' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Teldec.
    • 2.
  • Ian Venables

    The Song of the Severn, Op.43 (Laugh and be Merry)

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Graham J. Lloyd. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.
    • The Song of the Seven.
    • Signum.
    • 4.
  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    The Enchanted Lake, Op.62

    Orchestra: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln. Conductor: Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko.
    • Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov & Lyadov: Works.
    • Oehms Classics.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in E major, RV 269, 'Spring'

    Performer: Duilio Galfetti. Ensemble: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Galfetti/I Barocchisti/Fasolis.
    • Claves.
    • 1.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Song to the Moon (Rusalka)

    Singer: Krassimira Stoyanova. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Pavel Baleff.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Jeux d’eau

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 6.
  • Alun Hoddinott

    Ox-Driving Song (Folk Suite Suite)

    Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Andrew Penny.
    • Welsh Classical Favourites: Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Penny.
    • Marco Polo.
  • Hugo Alfvén

    Shepherd Girl's Dance (The Mountain King)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar; Salonen.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • Franz Liszt

    Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Murray Perahia Plays Franck & Liszt.
    • Sony.
    • 8.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 25 in G minor, K.183 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie. Conductor: Jérémie Rhorer.
    • Mozart: Symphonies 25, 26 & 29.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Traditional Welsh

    A Cottage in Wales

    Performer: Gwilym Bowen Rhys.
    • Live performance.
  • Daniel Jones

    Dance Fantasy

    Orchestra: ý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • LYRITA.
  • Duke Ellington

    The Giggling Rapids (The River - suite)

    Orchestrator: Ron Collier. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Duke Ellington - Black, Brown and Beige.
    • Naxos.
    • 10.
  • Traditional Welsh

    The Tale of the Session in Wales

    Performer: Gwilym Bowen Rhys.
    • Live performance.
  • Edward Elgar

    Minuet (Severn Suite, Op.87)

    Ensemble: The Fairey Band. Conductor: James Gourlay.
    • Brass from the Masters, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.
  • Jules Massenet

    Eau courante

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.
    • CHANDOS.

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