Classical music to start the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with the Friday poem and 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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Giacomo Puccini
Humming Chorus (Madam Butterfly)
Choir: Ambrosian Singers. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- Puccini: Great Opera Arias.
- Sony Classical.
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Dora PejaÄević
Cello sonata in E minor, Op.35 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Christian Poltéra. Performer: Oliver Triendl.- Pejacevic: Trio & Sonata.
- CPO.
- 6.
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Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.- EMI.
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John Ireland
A Downland Suite (Minuet)
Ensemble: London Collegiate Brass. Conductor: James Stobart.- Walton/Tippett/Britten/Ireland: London Collegiate Brass/Stobart.
- CRD.
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Samuel Barber
Violin Concerto, op.14 - 2nd mvt 'Andante'
Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- DG.
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Lorenzo Allegri
Canario
Orchestra: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
- Virgin Classics.
- 16.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Rondo in G minor Op.94 for cello and piano
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- HYPERION.
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George Frideric Handel
Air (Water Music - Suite in F major, HWV 348)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Handel Edition Volume 9 - Orchestral Music.
- Warner Classics International.
- 92.
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Franz Schubert
Allegro in C major, D 946 No 3
Performer: Paul Lewis.- Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.840, 850 & 894, Impromptus D.899: Paul Lewis.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36 (3rd mvt)
Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Singer: Charlotte Margiono. Singer: Rudolf Schasching. Singer: Birgit Remmert. Singer: Robert Holl. Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Conductor: Erwin Ortner.- Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
- Teldec.
- 3.
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Francisco Tárrega
Gran Vals
Performer: Fernando Espi.- Francisco Tarrega: Obras Para Guitarra.
- VERSO.
- 28.
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FRIDAY POEM
Parting by Charlotte Bronte, read by Amanda Root
Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet Before Parting (Romeo and Juliet Suite)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Prokofiev: The Symphonies.
- BIS.
- 1101.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No 3
Music Arranger: Guy Barker. Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: Guy Barker Orchestra. Conductor: Guy Barker.- Warner Classics.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.19 in F major, K.459 (1st mvt)
Performer: Richard Goode. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Nonesuch.
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Valse-Fantaisie
Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Favourite Encores!.
- Chandos.
- 4.
Jerome Moross
The Big Country (main theme)
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- The Big Country.
- Silva Screen Records.
- 1.
Frederick Loewe
I Could Have Danced All Night (My Fair Lady)
Singer: Fatma Said. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sascha Goetzel.- Kaleidoscope.
- Warner Classics.
- 10.
Béla Bartók
Concerto for orchestra (Sz.116), 4th mvt; Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
- Hungaroton.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
L' Amant anonyme (Overture)
Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Director: Jeanne Lamon.- TMK.
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka: Pt.1; Danse russe
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- GEMINI.
Edward Elgar
Cockaigne (In London Town), Op. 40
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle.
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major, K 159
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Hyperion.
Giuseppe Torelli
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op.8 No.6
Orchestra: Arte dei Suonatori. Director: Martin Gester.- BIS.
Lili Boulanger
3. ‘Parfois, je suis triste’ from “Clairières dans le cielâ€
Singer: Nicky Spence. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.- Chandos.
- CHAN10893.
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet concerto in E flat major, 3rd mvt; Allegro
Performer: Maurice André. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Trumpet Concertos: Maurice Andre.
- EMI.
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