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Start the day with classical music

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3鈥檚 classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

3 hours

Last on

Thu 13 Jun 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    As steals the morn upon the night (L'Allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato)

    Singer: Rachel Redmond. Singer: James Way. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.
    • Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 221.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Butterflying

    Performer: Nicola Sweeney. Performer: Sarah Nicolls.
    • Kats-Chernin: Ragtime and Blue.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 13.
  • Leopold Mozart

    Symphony in D major

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Chandos.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV865

    Performer: Keith Jarrett.
    • J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Live in Troy, NY / 1987).
    • ECM New Series.
    • 40.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Barber of Seville - overture

    Orchestra: The English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Gabriele Bellini.
    • The Barber of Seville.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Truth Sent from Above

    Music Arranger: Owain Park. Conductor: Owain Park. Choir: The Gesualdo Six.
    • Christmas: A Cappella Carols and Hymns.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.
  • Albert Ket猫lbey

    A Passing Storm-Cloud on a Summer Day (3 Fanciful Etchings - Suite)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates.
    • Dutton Epoch.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Frolicsome Finale (Simple Symphony)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Britten: Young person's guide to the orchestra etc: LSO/ECO/Britten.
    • Decca.
    • 5.
  • Mrs. Philarmonica

    Trio Sonata No 3 in G minor

    Ensemble: Le Consort.
    • ALPHA.
  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C major, Op 18

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • In the Hands of the Master: Vladimir Horowitz, The Definitive Recordings.
    • Sony Classical.
  • John Dowland

    Sorrow Stay

    Performer: Toby Carr. Singer: Helen Charlston.
  • Adolphe Adam

    Giselle (Act 1, Valse)

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Len谩rd.
    • The Great Waltzes: The Essential Collection.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.
  • L奴cija Gar奴ta

    Meditation

    Performer: Reinis Zari艈拧.
    • SKANI.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 4 in F sharp minor

    Music Arranger: Paul Juon. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances &Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 4.
  • Benjamin Dale

    O mistress mine

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Robin Tritschler.
    • Songs of 1914.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 5.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90, 'Italian' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.
    • Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos.3 - 5; THe Hebrides, etc. - Wiener Philharmoniker, D.
    • Decca.
    • 5.
  • Akin Euba

    3 Yoruba Songs Without Words

    Performer: Rebeca Omordia. Performer: Abdelkader Saadoun.
    • African Pianism.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 1001.
  • Frederick Delius

    Summer Evening

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.
    • EMI.
  • Samuel Scheidt

    Galliarda battaglia 脿 5

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Battaglie & Lamenti: Montserrat Figueras, Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 1.
  • Claude Debussy

    Jeux de Vagues (La Mer)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine.
    • Debussy: La Mer, Images.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Samuel Barber

    Sure on this shining night, Op.13 no.3

    Performer: Roger Vignoles. Singer: Sir Thomas Allen.
    • On Dover Beach.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 12.
  • Samuel Barber

    The Monk and his Cat (Hermit Songs)

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Performer: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Critics' Choice: American Songs.
    • Decca.
    • 27.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    String Quartet No 20 in D major, K 499, 'Hoffmeister' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Alban Berg Quartett.
    • EMI.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Scherzo No 1 in B minor, Op 20

    Performer: Sviatoslav Richter.
    • ALTO.
  • Jean Sibelius

    At the castle gate (Pelleas and Melisande)

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Die Sch枚pfung, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 2: No. 8, Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel

    Singer: Gwynne Howell. Conductor: Rafael Kubel铆k. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Haydn: Die Sch枚pfung, Hob. XXI:2 (The Creation).
    • Orfeo.
    • 22.
  • Franz Liszt

    Valse impromptu S.213

    Performer: Jean Muller.
    • Fondamenta.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Flute Concerto in A minor Wq.166 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • WARNER.

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