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Perk up your morning with classical music

Hannah French 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

Tue 17 Oct 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric pieces - book 5 Op.54 (Nocturne)

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Wonderland.
    • DG.
    • 11.
  • Hannah Kendall

    Regina Caeli

    Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • The Marian Collection.
    • DELPHIAN.
    • 6.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op. 20 No. 2 in C Major, 1st mvt

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Bis.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV 974

    Performer: Justin Taylor.
    • Alpha.
  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of Youth Suite no.1 (Sun Dance)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Capriccio.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Missa Malheur me bat (Agnus Dei)

    Choir: Gli Angeli Gen猫ve. Director: Stephan MacLeod.
    • APARTE.
  • Clara Schumann

    Scherzo no.2 in C minor Op.14

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Romance.
    • DECCA.
    • 5.
  • Johan Helmich Roman

    Drottningholm Music for a Royal Wedding

    Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Drottningholmsmusiken.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Gerald Finzi

    5 Bagatelles Op.23 (Prelude)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • The Lyrical Clarinet: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.
  • John Williams

    Harry's Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Stephen Bell.
  • Chiara Margarita Cozzolani

    Christe redemptori omnium

    Ensemble: Cappella Artemisia.
    • I Vespri Natalizi (1650).
    • Tactus.
    • 013.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in C major K.279

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
  • Evelyn Glennie

    Light in darkness for marimba

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie.
    • RCA Victor.
  • Elizabeth Maconchy

    Proud Thames

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Maconchy: Serenata Concertante; Symphony for Double String Orchestra.
    • Lyrita.
    • 1.
  • Traditional Catalan

    Song of the Birds

    Music Arranger: Pau Casals. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Ensemble: Cellos of the City of Birmingham Orchestra.
    • DECCA.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Beatus Vir

    Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
    • DECCA.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B130) - Allegretto grazioso (2nd mov)

    Performer: Lahav Shani. Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Kian Soltani.
    • Erato.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in D flat major, Op 64 No 1, 'Minute'

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Chopin: Maria Joao Pires, Pavel Gomziakov.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic fugue, BWV 903

    Music Arranger: Amos Miller. Ensemble: Onyx Brass.
    • Fugue: Bach/Shostakovich.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 19.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto, Op. 3 No. 9 'Con Violino Solo obligati', RV 230

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Ensemble: Accademia dell鈥橝nnunciata. Director: Riccardo Doni.
    • Arcana.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    As Tres Marias

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Kyrie (after Byrd)

    Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

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