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Your classical alarm call

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Winner of Best Audio Arts and Music Programme (Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards). Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 13 May 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony a 4 in G minor Z.730

    Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Royal Welcome Songs for King James II.
    • CORO.
    • 1.
  • Howard Skempton

    He wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

    Choir: The Exon Singers. Conductor: Matthew Owens.
    • Howard Skempton: The Cloths of Heaven - Choral Music and Songs.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 19.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Juliet - the young girl (Romeo and Juliet - suite no. 2)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Prokofiev: The Symphonies.
    • BIS.
    • 501.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Suite no.3 in G Minor BWV.808

    Performer: Glenn Gould.
    • Glenn Gould Plays Bach, Vol. 3 - English and French Suites.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 18.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto in C major, H VIIb 1 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Edgar Moreau. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.
    • Erato.
  • Arthur Bliss

    2 Studies for Orchestra Op.16 (no.2)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • Bliss 鈥 Cello Concerto & Music for Strings.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.
  • Gabriel Piern茅

    Canzonetta, Op.19

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • Chandos.
  • Giovanni Picchi

    Canzon Prima (Canzoni da sonar con ogni sorte d'istromenti)

    Ensemble: Concerto Scirocco. Director: Giulia Genini.
    • Arcana.
  • Richard Addinsell

    Warsaw Concerto

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Love Story - Piano Themes from Cinema's Golden Age.
    • Decca.
    • 001.
  • Richard Strauss

    Alphorn AV.29

    Singer: Christiane Karg. Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Performer: Felix Klieser.
    • Heimliche Aufforderung - Secret Invitation.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.
    • 5.
  • Scott Joplin

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: John Lenehan. Performer: Paul Clarvis.
    • Nimbus Records.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 3 in E flat major, Op 55, 'Eroica' (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic.
    • Giulini in America: Los Angeles Philharmonic/Giulini.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 3.
  • Michael Nyman

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First (Theme from The Piano)

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: J茅r么me Ducros. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: Adrien Perruchon.
    • Emotions.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 16.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Les Djinns, Op. 12

    Performer: Emmanuel Strosser. Choir: Ensemble vocal Audite Nova. Conductor: Jean Sourisse.
    • Faur茅 et son temps. 艗uvres profanes pour ch艙ur avec piano de Faur茅, Chausson, Ra.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    3 Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (no.1)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances.
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 5.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony Op.4 (Boisterous Bouree)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Britten: The Young Person's Guide etc: LSO/ECO/Britten.
    • Decca.
  • Franz Liszt

    La Campanella (6 Grandes 茅tudes de Paganini, No 3 in G sharp minor)

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • Transcendental.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.
  • Edward Elgar

    Weary Wind of the West

    Choir: The Finzi Singers. Conductor: Paul Spicer.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Robert Schumann

    String Quartet no.3 in A Major Op.41 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Leonkoro Quartet.
    • Ravel, Schumann: String Quartets.
    • Mirare.
    • 6.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    L'卯le enchant茅e: Dance of the Nymphs and Satyrs; Pas de Chales; Galop

    Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Penny.
    • NAXOS.
  • Hubert Parry

    I was glad

    Performer: Timothy Byram-Wigfield. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Choir: Waynflete Singers. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Jerusalem: Winchester Cathedral Choir/Waynflete Singers/Bournemouth SO/Hill.
    • Argo.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in F major, K 138

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Jane Glover.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 14.
  • Vittorio Monti

    Czardas

    Music Arranger: Ifor James. Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • ARGO.
  • Dora Peja膷evi膰

    Vertige - Boston waltz for piano

    Performer: Gottlieb Wallisch.
    • 20th Century Foxtrots, Vol. 3: Central & Eastern Europe.
    • Grand Piano.
    • 101.
  • Marianna Martines

    Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.

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