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Wednesday - Petroc's classical commute

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 9 Aug 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    12 Variations on 'Ah! Vous dirais-je, maman' K.265

    Performer: Myung-Whun Chung.
    • ECM New Series.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Piano Quintet no.2 in E major Op.31 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.
    • Farrenc: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2.
    • CPO.
    • 204.
  • Phyllis Tate

    Alto Saxophone Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Canzonetta

    Performer: Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo. Orchestra: Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo Orchestra.
    • Lost Saxophone Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 502.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No.2 in D minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1004: IV. Giga

    Performer: Agata-Maria Raatz.
    • Echo of Bach.
    • Solo Musica.
    • 11.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.6 in F "Pastoral" (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: 8 Bit.
    • Beethoven: Complete Symphonies.
    • Naxos.
    • 301.
  • Dawn Avery

    Sensuality

    Performer: Dawn Avery.
    • Okenti Records.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Prague Waltzes

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Dvorak: Legends: Prague Waltzes: Buadapest festival Orchestra / Ivan Fischer.
    • Phillips.
    • 16.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Sunday Morning (4 Sea interludes from Peter Grimes)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Britten: Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra: Bergen P.O., Neeme Jarvi.
    • BIS.
    • 7.
  • James Blake

    Retrograde (Arr. Rimmer / Maydew)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Alexander Maydew. Music Arranger: Benjamin Rimmer. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • TIME.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 11.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Prelude No.1 in E minor

    Performer: Andr茅s Segovia.
    • DG.
  • William Grant Still

    Suite for Violin and Piano (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Performer: Matthew Hagle.
    • Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers.
    • Cedille.
    • 403.
  • John Adams

    Batter My Heart (Doctor Atomic)

    Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.
    • NONESUCH.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    Sun Prelude

    Performer: Ola Gjeilo.
  • L茅o Delibes

    Sous le d么me 茅pais (Lakm茅)

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Singer: Susan Graham. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sebastian Lang-Lessing.
    • Guilty Pleasures.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no. 5 (Op.82) in E flat major, 3rd movement; Allegro molto

    Performer: Paavo J盲rvi. Performer: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie.
    • Sibelius: Symphonies 1-7.
    • RCA.
    • 7.
  • Tessa Lark

    Appalachian Fantasy

    Performer: Tessa Lark.
    • Fantasy.
    • FHR.
    • 3.
  • Franz Liszt

    Les cloches de Gen猫ve (Ann茅es de p猫lerinage - Premi猫re ann茅e: Suisse)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • NAIVE.
  • Robert B. Sherman

    Mary Poppins: Chim Chim Cher-ee (in the style of Pachelbel)

    Composer: Richard M. Sherman. Composer: Donald Fraser. Ensemble: Millar Brass Ensemble. Conductor: Vincent Cichowicz, Millar Brass Ensemble.
    • Disney Tunes In The Style Of Great Classical Composers (Bibbidi Bobbidi Bach).
    • Delos.
    • 601.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Times Square (On the Town)

    Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Sony Classical.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Evening in Transylvania (10 Easy Pieces, Sz 39 No 5) arr for string quartet

    Music Arranger: William Newell. Ensemble: Solem Quartet.
    • The Four Quarters.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 11.
  • Vittorio Monti

    Czardas

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Richard Galliano.
    • Avi Avital - Between Worlds.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 18.
  • Francesca Caccini

    Ciaccona

    Performer: Luigi Cozzolino. Ensemble: Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini. Director: Gian Luca Lastraioli.
    • Maria, dolce Maria.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 3.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Nocturnes Op.9 (no.2 in E flat major)

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Chopin: The Nocturnes: Maria Joao Pires.
    • DG.
    • 2.
  • Robert B. Sherman

    Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Composer: Richard M. Sherman. Lyricist: Robert B. Sherman. Lyricist: Richard M. Sherman. Singer: Julie Andrews. Singer: Dick Van Dyke. Choir: Pearlies.
    • Mary Poppins.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 8.

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