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Hannah French presents a New Year's Day edition of Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk . To listen on most smart speakers just say "Ask ѿý Sounds to play Breakfast.”
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    ![]()  Robert SchumannRomance in F sharp major, Op 28 No 2 Performer: Imogen Cooper.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Anton BrucknerRondo for String Quartet in C minor Ensemble: Fine Arts Quartet.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Gerald FinziRomance for strings Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachEs streiten, es prangen die vorigen Zeiten (Cantata BWV.134a) Singer: Damien Guillon. Singer: Makoto Sakurada. Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.- BIS.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartClarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 (3rd mvt) Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet.- Mozart & Brahms Clarinet Quintets.
- Cedille.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Richard Rodney BennettNew Year's Carol Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Paul Brough.- My Dancing Day.
- Signum.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Luise Adolpha Le BeauPiano Quartet in F minor, Op 28 (2nd mvt, Adagio) Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Richard StraussTraumerei am Kamin (Dreaming by the Fireside) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Sony.
 
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    ![]()  Manuel de FallaDanza espanola No 1 (La vida breve) Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: John Williams.- RCA.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenWind Octet in E flat major, Op 103 (1st mvt) Ensemble: Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer.- Beethoven: Octet etc.: Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble.
- EMI.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Ernest ChaussonChanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Mary Bevan. Ensemble: Ruisi Quartet.- Visions illuminées.
- Signum Classics.
- 117.
 
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    ![]()  John HebdenConcerto no.1 in A major Orchestra: London Early Opera. Conductor: Bridget Cunningham.- Handel at Vauxhall Volume 1.
- Signum Classics.
- 013.
 
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    ![]()  Amilcare PonchielliDance of the Hours (La Gioconda) Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: Robert Irving.- Vocalion.
 
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    ![]()  Margaret BondsTroubled Water Performer: Martin James Bartlett.- Till I Wake.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Christopher SimpsonThe Monthes: January Performer: Sophie Watillon. Performer: Friederike Heumann. Performer: Brian Franklin. Performer: Matthias Spaeter. Performer: Luca Guglielmi.- Simpson: The Seasons, The Monthes & other divisions of Time - I.
- Alpha Classics.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnSymphony no.59 in A major H.1.59 'Fire' (4th mvt) Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Haydn 2032, Vol. 13: Horn Signal.
- ALPHA.
- 05.
 
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    ![]()  Hans GálVariations on a Viennese 'Heurigen' melody Op.9 Ensemble: Briggs Piano Trio.- Gal; Shostakovich: Piano Trios.
- AVIE.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Johannes BrahmsGeistliches Lied Performer: Alexander Mason. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM.
 
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    ![]()  Henryk WieniawskiLégende Op.17 Performer: María Dueñas. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Beethoven and Beyond.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  John FieldNocturne in B flat major Performer: Magdalena Hoffmann.- Field: Nocturne in B Flat Major, H. 37 (Version for Harp).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Antonín DvořákCarnival Overture, Op 92 Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- Deutsche Grammophon.
 
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    ![]()  Felix MendelssohnSong without Words in F sharp minor, Op 19 No 5 Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- Mendelssohn: Lieder Ohne Worte: Daniel Barenboim.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Anatoly Konstantinovich LyadovScherzo in D major Op.16 for orchestra Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnPiano Trio in E flat major, H.15.29 (3rd mvt) Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.- Haydn: Piano Trios - Volume 2: Hob XV: 28-31.
- Hyperion.
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelMusic for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (Menuet 1 and 2) Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox.
 
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- New Year's Day 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3
