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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and two shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 18 Dec 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No.21 in C major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Anda G茅za. Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg.
    • DG.
  • John Turner

    Candle Vesper

    Choir: Intimate Voices. Director: Christopher Stokes.
    • DIVINE ART.
  • Anon.

    Chiaccona a 4 in C major

    Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Himmelsmusik.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.
  • Alexander Borodin

    In the steppes of central Asia

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Symphonies Nos.1 & 2.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Herr Jesu Christ, Du h枚chstes Gut, BWV 113: V. Jesus nimmt die S眉nder an

    Orchestra: Das Neue Orchester. Singer: Georg Poplutz. Conductor: Christoph Spering.
    • Bach: Was mein Gott will - Cantatas BWV 5, 33, 94, 111, 113, 135, 178.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 12.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Philippe Entremont. Performer: Gaby Casadesus.
    • Essential Yo-Yo Ma.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 6.
  • John Jacob Niles

    I wonder as I wander

    Music Arranger: Svante Henryson. Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Performer: Svante Henryson. Performer: Markus Leoson.
    • Home for Christmas.
    • DG.
    • 12.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio in E flat major Op.1`1 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Trio Vision.
    • ORF.
  • Anon.

    Hacia Bel茅n va un burrico (A donkey is going to Bethlehem)

    Music Arranger: Alice Parker. Music Arranger: Robert Shaw. Choir: Chanticleer.
    • Chanticleer sings Christmas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nocturne: Clair de lune (Pan Voyevoda - Suite, No 3)

    Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Russian Adagios.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 3.
  • Trad.

    O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)

    Music Arranger: Richard Phillips. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Ensemble: Sellers Engineering Band. Conductor: Brian Kay.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Charles Gounod

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.
    • Marches & Overtures a la Francaise: Paray.
    • Mercury.
  • JUNIOR Carol 2 - Laura

    Polaris

    Performer: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony no.5 in F major Op.76 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Dvor谩k: Symphonies 5 & 7-9.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 103.
  • Patrick Doyle

    Potter Waltz (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Shearman.
    • WARNER.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    In the Mists (No 1)

    Performer: Charles Owen.
    • Leos Janacek: Piano music: Charles Owen.
    • Somm New Horizons.
    • 18.
  • Traditional Carol

    Good King Wenceslas

    Music Arranger: John Mason Neale. Singer: Ian Giles. Performer: Giles Lewin. Ensemble: Spiers and Boden Duo.
    • THE GIFT OF MUSIC.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.92 in G major 'Oxford' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 91 & 92: Rene Jacobs.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 8.
  • Madeleine Dring

    Take, oh take those lips away

    Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Roderick Williams.
  • Trad.

    Coventry carol (Lullay, lulla, thou little tiny child)

    Performer: Sellers Engineering Band. Music Arranger: Alan Fernie. Conductor: Phillip McCann.
    • A Christmas Celebration.
    • Chandos.
    • 17.
  • Trad.

    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

    Composer: Ralph Carmichael. Conductor: Stan Kenton. Orchestra: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra.
    • A Merry Christmas (Expanded Edition).
    • Blue Note Records.
    • 7.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Annen Polka, Op 117

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer.
    • Champagne and Laughter: The Music of Johann Strauss II.
    • EMI.
    • 12.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Study in C minor, Op 10 No 12, 'Revolutionary'

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • SONY.
  • SENIOR Carol 2 - Richard Mack

    Polaris

    Performer: Iain Farrington. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Suite in F sharp minor Op.19 (Rondo)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Dohnanyi: The Veil Of Pierrette etc..
    • CHANDOS.
    • 4.
  • Jos茅 Maur铆cio Nunes Garcia

    Missa pastoril para a noite de natal: Kyrie and Gloria

    Singer: Greg Skidmore. Singer: Amy Wood. Singer: Martha McLorinan. Choir: Ex Cathedra. Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • Brazilian Adventures.
    • Hyperion Records.
  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu D935 No. 4 in F minor

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.

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