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Classical music to brighten your morning

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

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Dec 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Mozart, Brahms: Clarinet Quintets: Nash Ensemble.
    • CRD.
  • Karl Jenkins

    Stella natalis

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Karl Jenkins: Motets.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 15.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: II. Andante con moto (Tema con variazioni)

    Ensemble: Trio Isimsiz.
    • Brahms, Coll, Korngold.
    • Rubicon.
    • 110.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

    Music Arranger: Mark Eden. Ensemble: VIDA Guitar Quartet.
    • Bachianas.
    • BGS Records.
    • 3.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Nocturne (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

    Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs鈥惷塴ys茅es. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Herreweghe.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 6.
  • John Rutter

    The Lord Bless You And Keep You

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers.
    • The Ultimate Collection.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 5.
  • John Tavener

    The Lamb

    Ensemble: 12 Ensemble.
    • Death and the Maiden.
    • Sancho Panza Records.
    • 1.
  • Jennifer Higdon

    Breeze Serenade (Dance Card)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen.
    • Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers.
    • Cedille.
    • 9.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Playing The Piano - US Version.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 2.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pavane, Op 50

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Tortelier.
    • French Impressions: Paul Tortelier, Jean-Bernard Pommier.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 2.
  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Milos Aranjuez.
    • DG.
    • 2.
  • Franz Schubert

    Der Atlas, D 957 No 8 (Schwanengesang)

    Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.
    • Schubert: Schwanengesang & 4 Lieder: Gerhaher/Huber.
    • Arte Nova Classics.
    • 8.
  • FRIDAY POEM

    Luv Song (from Animal Poetry), written and read by Benjamin Zephaniah

  • Claude Debussy

    搁锚惫别谤颈别

    Performer: Zolt谩n Kocsis.
    • Debussy: Images, Arabesques: Kocsis.
    • Philips.
    • 12.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.
  • Gabriel Jackson

    Hush! My Dear

    Choir: Girls of Merton College. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • In the Stillness: A Merton Christmas.
    • 2022 Delphian Records Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Josef Labor

    Clarinet trio in E minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Thorsten Johanns. Performer: Alexander H眉lshoff. Performer: Oliver Triendl.
    • Josef Labor: Clarinet Quintets & Trios.
    • Capriccio.
    • 206.
  • Trad.

    Sweet Bells

    Music Arranger: Kate Rusby. Performer: Kate Rusby.
    • Sweet Bells.
    • PURE.
    • 002.
  • Trad.

    Deck the Halls

    Ensemble: Camerata Tchaikovsky. Music Arranger: Bj枚rn Kleiman.
    • Christmas Without Words.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 301.
  • Jean Sibelius

    The Spruce [Fir-tree] (5 Pieces Op.75)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's Dream Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 12.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Times Square (3 Dance Episodes from On the Town)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Bernstein: Marin Alsop's Complete Naxos Recordings.
    • Naxos.
    • 603.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31

    Performer: Elisabeth Brauss.
  • Richard Strauss

    Schlagobers-Walzer (Schlagobers Op.70)

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Strauss: Schlagobers, Munchen: Detroit SO/Jarvi.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Humoresque in G flat major, Op.101`7

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Ayami Ikeba. Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

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