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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 13 May 2017 07:00

Music Played

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Tsar's Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphony no.3, Sadko, Overtures: Svetlanov.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 8.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in G major H.15.25 'Gypsy rondo'

    Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.
    • Hyperion.
  • William Walton

    'Spitfire' prelude and fugue for orchestra - concert version

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Walton: Sir William Walton's film music Vol.2: Academy of St. Martin in the Fiel.
    • Chandos.
    • 1-2.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz no.2 from Suite for jazz band no. 2 (1938)

    Ensemble: Eolina Quartet.
    • BGBNR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Capriccio in E major BWV.993 (In honorem Johann Christoph Bachii Ohrdruf)

    Performer: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • JS Bach - Fantasias & Fugues.
    • Bis.
    • 15.
  • Sir George Dyson

    Canterbury Pilgrims No 12: The poor parson

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • George Dyson.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 05.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    Macbeth (Overture)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Decca.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Lamento della ninfa (Madrigals, Book 8)

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: Paul Agnew. Singer: Andrew King. Singer: Alan Ewing. Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
  • Franz Schubert

    Fantasia in F minor for piano duet, D 940

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • SONY.
  • Gerald Finzi

    The Salutation (Dies Natalis, Op 8)

    Singer: Wilfred Brown. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Finzi.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Jesse Stone

    Idaho

    Performer: Art Tatum. Performer: Benny Carter. Performer: Louie Bellson.
    • The Tatum Group Masterpieces.
    • PABLO.
    • 14.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Go, lovely rose (3 Flower Songs)

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Cloudburst and other choral works.
    • HYPERION.
    • 5.

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