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Start the day right with classical music

Hannah French presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

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3 hours

Last on

Thu 12 Sep 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major D.485 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • Pentatone.
  • Erik Satie

    Gymnop茅die no.3 in A minor

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Satie: The Complete Solo Piano Music; Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • Franz Schreker

    Scherzo

    Orchestra: Auvergne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Roberto For茅s Veses.
    • Berg, Webern, Schreker.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 108.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christus, der ist mein Leben, BWV 95: V. Aria "Ach, schlage doch bald"

    Performer: Hans-J枚rg Mammel. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Schon Rosmarin

    Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • The Golden Age.
    • DECCA.
    • 8.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    African Suite (Valse)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Chineke! Records.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Eugene Ormandy - Brahms R. Strauss Webern Kabalevsky Rachmaninov Sibelius.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 4.
  • Nadia Boulanger

    3 Pieces

    Performer: Nicolas Altstaedt. Performer: Jos茅 Gallardo.
    • Naxos.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Music for the Royal Fireworks (La r茅jouissance)

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in E flat major Op.74 'Harp' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 10 & 13, Opp. 74 & 130.
    • BIS.
    • 101.
  • William Byrd

    Pavan "The Earl of Salisbury" and Gigue

    Music Arranger: Iain Farrington. Ensemble: Ferio Saxophone Quartet.
    • Chandos.
  • Dora Peja膷evi膰

    Piano Concerto in G minor Op.33 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Chandos.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.
    • Prokofiev/Haydn/Bizet: First Symphonies: Saint Paul Chamber Orch/Wolff.
    • Apex.
    • 2.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    3 Piece Suite: I. Samba triste

    Performer: Paul Turner. Performer: Sarah Markham.
    • Run, Sing, Fly.
    • Saxophone Classics.
    • 18.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto no.1 in C Major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Natalie Clein. Orchestra: recreation 鈥 Grosses Orchester Graz. Conductor: Michael Hofstetter.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-2 & Symphony No. 13 in D Major, Hob. I:13 (Live).
    • Oehms Classics.
    • 203.
  • Claude Debussy

    Sarabande (Pour le piano)

    Performer: Noriko Ogawa.
    • BIS.
  • Elizabeth Poston

    An English Day-Book: The Noonday Heat

    Performer: Claire Jones. Choir: NYCoS National Girls Choir. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
    • Britten: A Ceremony of Carols - Poston: An English Day-Book.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 207.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Thieving Magpie (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Rossini OverturesThe Chamber Orchestra Of Europe.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 7.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • On DSCH.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.
  • Salvador Bacarisse

    Guitar Concertino in A minor Op.72 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Rolando Saad. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Fuat Mansurov.
    • Orchid.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse macabre

    Performer: Val茅rie Milot. Music Arranger: Fran莽ois Valli猫res. Ensemble: Buzz Brass.
    • Horizons.
    • Groupe Analekta, Inc.
    • 3.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in E flat major for two pianos, K 365 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Performer: Radu Lupu. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Sony.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna 猫 mobile (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Pavarotti: Verdi.
    • Decca.
    • 4.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV.886

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Clavier.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 9-10.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Ave Maria (Vespers, No 6)

    Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards K募ava.
    • Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil.
    • Ondine.
    • 6.
  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5, No. 2: III. Rondeau

    Performer: Francesca Dego. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jonathon Heyward.
    • A New Dawn.
    • PLATOON.
    • 04.

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