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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. Winner of Best Audio Arts and Music Programme (Voice of the Listener and Viewer Awards).

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3 hours

Last on

Wed 22 May 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen Suite No.1: Entr'acte to Act 3

    Orchestra: Orquestra Simf貌nica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Conductor: Pablo Gonz谩lez.
    • NAXOS.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 18 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • The Rachmaninov Experience.
    • Warner Classics and Jazz.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Quintet in C major 'La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid' (Passacalle)

    Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor BWV.232 (Et Incarnatus; Crucifixus; Et Resurrexit)

    Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Bach: Mass in B minor.
    • Outhere.
    • 04.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Pulcinella Suite

    Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite, Apollon musag猫te & Concerto for Strings in D Major.
    • BIS.
    • 108.
  • Robert Schumann

    Phantasiest眉cke Op.88; 3. Duett

    Performer: Martin Owen. Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Alessandro Taverna.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Elfrida Andr茅e

    Symphony No 2 in A minor (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Stockholm Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustaf Sj枚kvist.
    • Sterling.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo

    Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Erato.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Il ritorno di Tobia (Overture)

    Orchestra: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. Conductor: Manfred Huss.
    • BIS.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.5 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Schubert: The Symphonies.
    • BIS.
    • 304.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fantasy in D minor K.397

    Performer: Louis Lortie.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Clarinet Concerto in A minor, Op 80 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
  • Trad.

    Down by the Salley Gardens

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No 2 in A major, Op 16 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • LSO Live.
  • Jeremiah Clarke

    Trumpet Voluntary 'The Prince of Denmark's March'

    Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Sony.
  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Scherzo-tarantelle in G minor, Op.16

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Eduard Laurel.
    • Wieniawski, Sarasate: James Ehnes, Eduard Laurel.
    • CBC Records.
  • Will Todd

    The Call of Wisdom

    Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: James Sherlock. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Todd: The Call of Wisdom.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 3.
  • Augusta Holm猫s

    Clair de lune (3 Petites pieces)

    Performer: Juliette Hurel. Performer: H茅l猫ne Couvert.
    • ALPHA.
  • William Grant Still

    In Memoriam

    Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.
    • William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony/In Memoriam/Africa (Symphonic Poem).
    • NAXOS.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat, K.271 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.
    • Chandos.
  • Charles Aznavour

    La boh猫me

    Lyricist: Jaques Plante. Singer: Charles Aznavour.
    • Les 50 plus belles chansons.
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 35.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Verano porte帽o (Cuatro estaciones porte帽as)

    Performer: G枚ran S枚llscher.
    • Piazzolla for Two - Tangos for Flute & Guitar: Patrick Gallois, Goran Sollscher.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Carnival Waltz, Op.73

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Richard Wagner

    Tannh盲user (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • Wagner: Orchestral Works: Janowski.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 1.
  • Clive Osgood

    Three Shakespeare Songs; 3. It was a lover and his lass

    Choir: Sofia Vokalensemble. Conductor: Bengt Oll茅n.
    • CONVIVIUM RECORDS.
  • Max Bruch

    Concerto for Clarinet & Viola in E Minor, Op.88 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Dimitri Ashkenazy. Performer: Anton Kholodenko. Orchestra: Royal Baltic Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Mats Liljefors.
    • Weber & Bruch: Works for Clarinet, Viola & Orchestra.
    • Paladino Music.
    • 503.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Cello Sonata no.2 in G minor Op.117 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Pascal Devoyon.
    • Hyperion.

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