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Ease into the day with classical music

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

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 9 Oct 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Britten: Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra: Bergen P.O., Neeme Jarvi.
    • BIS.
    • 6.
  • 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.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.
    • Farrenc: Nonet & Clarinet Trio.
    • DIVOX.
    • 3.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Nocturnes Op.9 (no.1 in B flat minor)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes and Impromptus: Angela Hewitt, piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 arr Avital (1st mvt)

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Shalev Ad-El. Performer: Ophira Zakai. Performer: Ira Givol. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.
    • Avi Avital Bach.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Norfolk Rhapsody No.1

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Performer: Stuart Green. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Vaughan Williams: Symphony No.4: Bournemouth Symphony Orch/Daniel.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.
  • Emilie Mayer

    Piano Quartet in E flat major (Finale Allegro)

    Ensemble: Mariani Klavierquartett.
    • Mayer: Piano Quartets.
    • CPO.
    • 104.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    En sourdine, Op 58 No 2

    Performer: J茅r么me Ducros. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky.
    • WARNER.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 5 No. 1: III. Rondeau

    Conductor: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra.
    • Vivaldi: Les 4 Saisons.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 18.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.7 in A major Op.92 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies: Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska.
    • BIS.
    • 7.
  • Alessandro Marcello

    Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor: II. Adagio

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Director: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Baroque.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in B flat major, K 361, 'Gran Partita' - 5th movement; Romanze

    Ensemble: Maurice Bourgue Wind Ensemble.
    • Pierre Verany.
  • Franz Schubert

    'Serenade' from "Swan Song"

    Performer: Stella Chen. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Music Arranger: Mischa Elman.
  • Moondog

    Bird's Lament

    • Pineapple Express (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 9.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op.33`3 'The Bird' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric pieces - book 3 Op.43 for piano: Butterfly / Little Bird / To the spring

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • HYPERION.
  • Trad.

    The Three Ravens (Arr. for Ensemble by Bjarte Eike)

    Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Lyricist: Anon.. Performer: Bjarte Eike. Performer: Per Buhre. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • The Playhouse Sessions - Bjarte Eike & Barokksolistene.
    • Rubicon.
    • 6.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Firebird - ballet: Sc.2; Finale (General thanksgiving)

    Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Fuga y Mistero

    Music Arranger: Steven Verhelst. Ensemble: Brass and Percussion of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Meylemans.
    • Brass Too: RCO Brass.
    • RCO.
    • 12.
  • Benjamin Britten

    O Waly, Waly (Folksong Arrangements, volume 3)

    Performer: Peter Pears. Performer: Benjamin Britten.
    • DECCA.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Overture, Op.21)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Virgin Classics.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Gartenlieder, Op. 3: No. 8. Morgengruss

    Choir: Cologne Leonarda Ensemble Choir. Conductor: Elke Mascha Blankenburg.
    • Mendelssohn-Hensel: Gartenlieder.
    • CPO.
    • 108.
  • George Gershwin

    They Can't Take That Away From Me

    Performer: Wayne Marshall.
    • A Gershwin Songbook & Improvisations.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 6.

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