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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3鈥檚 award-winning classical breakfast show, including this week's 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century piece. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning, including 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, virtuoso sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun pays tribute in 础产产丑腻 to his teacher鈥檚 teacher Ustad Vilayat Khan who passed away in 2004 and whose artistry and innovation continue to inspire Indian classical musicians in the UK and worldwide today. The 大象传媒 Philharmonic recorded it with Jasdeep Singh Degun and Ustad Dharambir Singh on sitar, and tabla players Harkiret Bahra and Upneet Singh.
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Henry Purcell
Music for a While (Oedipus, Z.583, Act 3)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Fretwork.- If.
- Signum Classics.
- 11.
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Jean Sibelius
Lullaby
Performer: Suvi Lehtonen-Gr盲sbeck. Performer: Jaakko Kuusisto.- BIS.
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Kalevi Aho
Laulu maasta [Song of the Earth]
Performer: Jan Lehtola. Performer: Kaija Saarikettu. Performer: Anna-Kaisa Pippuri.- Ludus Solemnis.
- BIS.
- 09.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Mazurka In E Minor, Op. 17/2
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Chopin: Mazurkas.
- Hyperion.
- 003.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor BWV.1041
Performer: Rachel Podger. Orchestra: Brecon Baroque.- Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque - J.S. Bach violin concertos.
- Channel Classics.
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Gustav Holst
Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Sir Simon Rattle - Gustav Holst.
- EMI Classics.
- 3.
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Antoine Forqueray
Jupiter (Suite no. 5 in C minor)
Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau.- ERATO.
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Reynaldo Hahn
La biondina in gondoleta (Venezia)
Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.- Souvenirs de Venise - Songs of Venice.
- Helios.
- 16.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 4 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Virgin Classics.
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George Gershwin
3 Preludes
Music Arranger: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Santiago Ca帽贸n-Valencia. Performer: Naoko Sonoda. -
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Cl茅mence de Grandval
Le vase bris茅 [The Broken Vase]
Singer: Thomas Elwin. Performer: Lana Bode.- Le vase bris茅.
- VOCES8 Records.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Havanaise
Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Orchestra: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- TELDEC.
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Norman Cocker
Tuba Tune
Performer: Simon Lindley.- Town Hall Organ Classics.
- OxRecs.
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Friday Poem
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'The Awakening' by James Weldon Johnson, read by Adjoa Andoh
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Duke Ellington
The Single Petal of a Rose (The Queen's Suite)
Singer: Jimmy Woode. Performer: Duke Ellington.- Duke Ellington: The Ellington Suites.
- PABLO.
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Vivien Ellis
Coronation Scot (Paul Temple)
Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- British Light Music Classics: The New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp.
- Hyperion.
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Kreeta Haapasalo
Kanteleeni - My Kantele
Choir: Tapiolan kuoro. Performer: Sinikka Kontio. Performer: Matti Kontio. Conductor: Kari Ala-P枚ll盲nen.- ONDINE.
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Uuno Klami
The Spout of Spring (Kalevala Suite)
Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.- Klami : All'ouverture, Sea Pictures, Kalevala Suite.
- Fazer Records/Finlandia.
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Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia concertante in B flat (3rd mvt)
Performer: Alfredo Bernardini. Performer: Peter Whelan. Performer: Ilya Gringolts. Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Mozart: Oboe & Bassoon Concertos 鈥� Haydn: Sinfonia concertante.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
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Steve Reich
Mallet Quartet (Fast)
Ensemble: Colin Currie Group.- Colin Currie & Steve Reich Live at Fondation Louis Vuitton.
- Colin Currie Records.
- 105.
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Francis Poulenc
Les Biches - suite (Rondeau)
Orchestra: RT脡 National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jean-Luc Tingaud.- Poulenc: Les biches Suite, Les animaux mod猫les Suite & Sinfonietta.
- Naxos.
- 101.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Siciliano (Flute Sonata in E flat major BWV.1031)
Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.- Bach Nostalghia.
- PENTATONE.
- 7.
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Jasdeep Singh Degun
础产产丑腻
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.![]()
George Frideric Handel
Va tacito (Giulio Cesare)
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Handel: Ombra mai fu: Andreas Scholl, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 10.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Whither must I wander? (Songs of Travel)
Singer: Christopher Maltman. Performer: Roger Vignoles.- Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel: Maltman/Vignoles.
- Hyperion.
- 18.
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Joseph Parry
Myfanwy
Performer: Steve Rosenberg. Performer: Ciaran Jenkins.- Private recording.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 2 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Brahms: Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Moritz Moszkowski
Studies (Etudes de virtuosite) Op.72 (no.6 in F major)
Performer: Ryan Corbett.- 大象传媒 New Generation Artists recording.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in E flat major Op.127 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.- Beethoven Around the World: The Complete String Quartets.
- Warner Classics.
- 34.
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Erkki Melartin
Festive March (The Sleeping Beauty Op.22)
Orchestra: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jorma Panula.- Naxos.
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