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Sunday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including a Sunday morning Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

2 hours

Last on

Sun 2 Jan 2022 07:00

Music Played

  • James McMillan

    A New Song

    Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Performer: Timothy Ravalde. Director: Andrew Nethsingha.
    • Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John's: Choir of St John's College, Cambr.
    • Chandos.
    • 8.
  • Franz Leh谩r

    Altwiener Liebeswalzer

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Michail Jurowski.
    • Leh谩r: Overtures & Waltzes.
    • CPO.
    • 201.
  • Franz Schubert

    Sonata for Piano Duet in C major D.812 'Gran Duo' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anthony Goldstone. Performer: Caroline Clemmow.
    • Schubert: The Complete Original Piano Duets.
    • Divine Art.
    • 803.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major, BWV.1048

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos; Il Giardino Armonico.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Whispered lullaby

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Evelyn Chang.
    • AVIE.
  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Eduard van Beinum.
    • Bela.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic Flute (Overture)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Z眉rich. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Mozart: Die Zauberfl枚te, K620: Nicholas Harnoncourt.
    • Teldec.
    • 1.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Spanish Ladies

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: William Vann.
    • Albion Records.
  • Gregor Joseph Werner

    The Start of the New Year (Il Gennaro)

    Ensemble: Rheinisches Bach-Collegium.
    • Funny Program Music of the Baroque Period.
    • CPO.
    • 101.
  • William Byrd

    Miserere mei, Deus

    Choir: Contrapunctus. Conductor: Owen Rees.
    • Libera Nos - The Cry of the Oppressed.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 701.
  • William Byrd

    Miserere mei, Deus

    Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • DECCA.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachiana brasileira no.5 (Aria)

    Singer: Karita Mattila. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Neville Marriner.
    • Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No.5.
    • Phillips.
    • 2.
  • Chiquinha Gonzaga

    Gaucho

    Performer: Angiolina Sensale.
    • Drama Musica.
  • Jorge Ben Jor

    Mas, que Nada!

    Ensemble: Tamba Trio.
    • Mas Que Nada.
    • Polygram.
    • 1.
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    In the light of air (4th mv)

    Performer: International Contemporary Ensemble.
    • Dorian Sono Luminus.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Seasons (January - By the Fireside)

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Seasons.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Invierno Porteno (from Fours Seasons of Buenos Aires)

    Ensemble: Astor Piazzolla and the Quintet Tango Nuevo.
    • Nascente.

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