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Thursday - Hannah's classical alarm call

Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and a range of lilting 鈥榮iciliana鈥 in Bach before Seven.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 11 Nov 2021 06:30

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony No 1 op. 55: Adagio

    Conductor: Daniel Barenboim. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin.
    • Decca.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O frondens virga

    Composer: Missy Mazzoli. Performer: Mikayel Hakhnazaryan. Singer: Emily D'Angelo. Orchestra: Das Freie Orchester. Conductor: Jarkko Riihim盲ki.
    • DG.
  • 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

    Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in E flat, BWV 1031 arr. piano solo W

    Performer: Andrew von Oeyen. Music Arranger: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • Warner.
  • Orazio Vecchi

    Hor ch'ogni vento tace

    Choir: The King鈥檚 Singers.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Grace Williams

    Calm Sea in Summer (Sea Sketches)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Atherton.
    • Grace Williams: Fantasia On Welsh Nursery Tunes, Carillons, Penillion, Trumpet C.
    • Lyrita.
    • 17.
  • Andr茅 Cardinal Destouches

    Les El茅ments, S.153, La Terre: Musette

    Orchestra: Ensemble Les Surprises. Director: Louis-No毛l Bestion de Camboulas.
    • AMBRONAY.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 104 in D major, 'London' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: The Hanover Band. Conductor: Roy Goodman.
    • J. Haydn: 'London' and 'Military' Symphonies; The Hanover Band/Goodman.
    • Nimbus.
    • 4.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet in E flat major Op.51 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Albion Quartet.
    • Dvor虒谩k: String Quartets Nos. 8 & 10.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 8.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in E minor, B.56

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 14.
  • Cecil Coles

    Behind the Lines

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • HELIOS.
  • Jan Dismas Zelenka

    Trio Sonata No. 3 in B flat major, ZWV181: i. Adagio & iv. Allegro - Tempo giusto

    Performer: V谩clav Luks. Ensemble: Collegium 1704.
    • ACCENT.
  • Thomas Morley

    Hard by a crystal fountain

    Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Director: Robert Hollingworth.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Scott Joplin

    Peacherine rag

    Performer: Dick Hyman.
    • Scott Joplin - Piano Works, 1899-1904.
    • RCA.
    • 4.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Where the Lemon Trees Blossom Op.364

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Il Floridante, HWV14: Se dolce m'era gi脿

    Singer: Marijana Mijanovic. Orchestra: Il Complesso Barocco. Director: Alan Curtis.
    • ARCHIV.
  • Traditional Sicilian

    Sicilia bedda

    Music Arranger: Yvan Cassar. Singer: Roberto Alagna. Orchestra: Paris Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yvan Cassar.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4778104.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 6 in D flat

    Orchestrator: Albert Parlow. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • DECCA.
  • Edward Elgar

    Fly, Singing Bird, Fly Op.26 No.2

    Choir: Women's Voices. Ensemble: Baraldi Trio.
    • THE ELGAR SOCIETY.
  • George Butterworth

    The lads in their hundreds (A Shropshire Lad)

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.
    • George Butterworth, Songs from A Shropshire Lad: Williams / Burnside.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.
    • BIS.
  • Franz Schubert

    An den Mond, D 296

    Music Arranger: Max Reger. Singer: Stefanie Ir谩nyi. Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Gregor B眉hl.
    • Max Reber - Orchestral Songs.
    • Capriccio.
    • 019.
  • 脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Sonata No.5 for violin and continuo in G major

    Performer: David Plantier. Performer: Daniela Dolci.
    • PAN CLASSICS.

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