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Hannah French presents 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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    ![]()  Francis PoulencéԳDZ Performer: Pascal Rogé.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Jean SibeliusThe Cranes (Kuolema, Op 44) Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen.- Sibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise, Belshazzar's Feast, Kuolema.
- NAXOS.
- 10.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartString Quartet in D minor, K 421 (2nd mvt) Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.- Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 15 & 19 "Dissonances", Divertimento K. 138.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachCantata BWV101 'Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott' - Opening Chorus Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Choir: Bach Collegium Japan Chorus. Ensemble: Concerto Palatino. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.- Bis.
 
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    ![]()  Aaron CoplandSimple Gifts (Appalachian Spring) Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- Copland: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra/Wolff.
- Teldec.
- 20.
 
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    ![]()  Alfredo CasellaHarp Sonata, Op 68 (Part 1) Performer: Susanna Mildonian.- Bach/Pescetti/Soler/Albeniz/Roussel etc: Harp recital: Susanna Mildonian.
- Astoria.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Friedrich FaschConcerto in F major for Recorder, Strings and Continuo FaWV LF6 [complete] Performer: Thomas Triesschijn. Ensemble: The Counterpoints.- Thomascantors in Dialogue.
- Challenge Classics.
- 14-16.
 
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    ![]()  Coleridge-Taylor PerkinsonGenerations: Sinfonietta No 2 (2nd mvt: Alla sarabande) Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- African Heritage Symphonic Series volume III.
- Cedille Records.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertSymphony no.5 in B flat major D.485 (4th mvt) Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Karl Böhm.- Beethoven, Symphonie No. 6 »Pastorale« + Schubert: Symphonie No. 5: Vienna Philh.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 9.
 
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    ![]()  Louise FarrencPiano Trio no.1, Op.33 (3rd mvt) Ensemble: Neave Trio.- Her Voice.
- Chandos.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Jean‐Philippe RameauNaïs (Overture) Orchestra: Les Talens Lyriques. Conductor: Christophe Rousset.- Rameau: Ouvertures: Les Talens Lyriques, Rousset.
- Decca.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Bob ChilcottLovely tear of lovely eye (Salisbury Motets) Choir: Wells Cathedral Choir. Performer: Jonathan Vaughn. Conductor: Matthew Owens.- Chilcott: Requiem: Wells Cathedral Choir/Matthew Owens.
- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenString Quartet in E minor No 57 in G Major Op 54: Mvt IV - Finale - Presto Ensemble: Juilliard String Quartet.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyEugene Onegin (Waltz) Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- EMI.
 
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    ![]()  Domenico ScarlattiKeyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87 Performer: Julius Asal.- SCRIABIN – SCARLATTI.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 20.
 
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    ![]()  Harry Gregson‐WilliamsChicken Run (Main Theme) Composer: John Powell. Music Arranger: Sandy Smith. Ensemble: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Conductor: Garry Cutt.- Movie Brass.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  Carl Maria von WeberClarinet Quintet in B flat major Op.34 (4th mvt) Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in Major, K. 581 - Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Ma.
- Signum Classics.
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    ![]()  Antonín DvořákString Quartet No 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American' (4th mvt) Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet.- Deutsche Grammophon.
 
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    ![]()  Susan Spain-DunkMalaya Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stephen Bell.
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    ![]()  Johann David HeinichenDresden Concerto in F major, S 231 Orchestra: Musica Antiqua Köln. Director: Reinhard Goebel.- ARCHIV.
 
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    ![]()  Alonso LoboAve Regina caelorum Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Flight of Angels.
- Coro.
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    ![]()  Alexander ScriabinPiano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op.20; 1st movement Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Percy GraingerMolly on the Shore Ensemble: Band of HM Royal Marines. Conductor: Huw Williams.- Chevron.
 
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    ![]()  William ByrdPeccantem me quotidie Choir: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.- Tallis & Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae 1575: Alamire, David Skinner.
- Obsidian.
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    ![]()  Helvi LeiviskäOrchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 11: II. Humoreski (Humoresque) Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.- Helvi Leiviskä: Orchestral Works Vol. 1.
- BIS.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Béla BartókPiano Quartet in C minor, Op. 20 (2nd mvt) Ensemble: Notos Quartett.- RCA.
 
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- Mon 30 Dec 2024 06:30ѿý Radio 3
