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Thursday - Kate's classical commute

Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and continuing our celebration of the Commonwealth Games. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Plus every day this week on Breakfast, we celebrate the Commonwealth Games 2022 taking place in Birmingham, with a piece by a composer from the Commonwealth. Ranging from Africa to the Caribbean and North America, from Malta in the Mediterranean to New Zealand, we explore the rich musical heritage of the Commonwealth nations.

Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Jul 2022 06:30

Music Played

  • Pablo Ortiz

    Gallos y Huesos: Si cuando cae la noche

    Performer: Tine Rehling. Ensemble: Ars Nova Copenhagen. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • ORCHID.
  • Rued Langgaard

    String Quartet no.2, BVN 145 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Nightingale String Quartet.
    • Langgaard: Works for String Quartet.
    • Dacapo.
    • 103.
  • Geraldine Mucha

    Piano Concerto: Andante

    Performer: Patricia Goodson. Orchestra: Hradec Kr谩lov茅 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andreas Sebastian Weiser.
    • Macbeth And Other Orchestral Works.
    • ARCO DIVA.
    • 11.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Erbarme dich (St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)

    Singer: Bernarda Fink. Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Bach: St Matthew Passion: Harnoncourt.
    • Teldec.
    • 10.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet No.5 in E flat major, Op.44`3 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.
    • Champs Hill.
  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • DG.
  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Le rossignol eperdu (53 Poems for Piano); 52. Hivernale

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Poemes & Valses.
    • Hyperion.
    • 22.
  • Giuseppe Torelli

    Sinfonia in C major G.33

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • AVIE.
  • Jos茅 Torregrosa

    Punta Del Faro

    Composer: Francisco S谩nchez. Lyricist: Jos茅 Torregrosa. Lyricist: Francisco S谩nchez.
    • Anthology.
    • Universal Music Spain S.L..
    • 1.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B.166, "Dumky" - III Andante

    Performer: Chad Hoopes. Performer: Jan Vogler. Performer: Tiffany Poon.
    • Song Classics.
  • Franz Schubert

    Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, Op. 65 No. 1, D. 360

    Singer: Shenyang. Performer: Brian Zeger.
    • Schubert: Songs & Duets.
    • Delos.
    • 1201.
  • 罢谤盲诲

    Bha Mo Leannan Ann

    Music Arranger: SIAN. Choir: SIAN.
    • Sian Music.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Gondoliers (Overture)

    Orchestra: D'Oyly Carte Opera Orchestra. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones.
    • Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures: Various performers.
    • TER.
    • 9.
  • Steve Reich

    Nagoya Marimbas

    Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton.
    • EMI.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake, Op. 20 Suite - II Waltz

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
    • Pentatone.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: II. Andantino. Getragen

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja.
    • Schumann.
    • eaSonus.
    • 206.
  • Jenny McLeod

    Rock Concerto III. Rondo Latino

    Performer: Eugene Albulescu. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uwe Grodd.
    • NAXOS.
  • George Lloyd

    HMS Trinidad March

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Performer: George Lloyd. Performer: David King. Conductor: David King.
    • English Heritage.
    • Albany Records.
    • 006.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Cello (or viola) sonata in E minor (1st mvt)

    Performer: Natalie Clein. Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • Clarke Viola Sonata / Bridge Cello Sonata.
    • Hyperion.
    • 001.
  • Traditional Roma

    Rustem

    Ensemble: Taraf de Ha茂douks.
    • taraf de Haidouks.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 02.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no. 4 in A major Op.90 "Italian" (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Sony Classical.

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