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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show, including this week's 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century piece. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning, including ѿý Radio 3’s 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century – a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, in Birds of Paradise for the ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra and violinist Freya Goldmark, Orcadian composer Erland Cooper reflects on the natural world in the 21st century and pays tribute to David Attenborough, whose landmark series Planet Earth and Life of Mammals brought it to record numbers of viewers in the early 2000s.
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertNacht und Traume, D.827 Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Dénes Várjon.- Steven Isserlis: Chopin Cello Sonata & Schubert Arpeggione Sonata.
- HYPERION.
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnString Quartet in B flat major, Op.76`4 'Sunrise' (1st mvt) Ensemble: Schumann Quartett.- Berlin Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Ruth GippsOboe Concerto (2nd mvt) Performer: Juliana Koch. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- CHANDOS.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachFantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV.904 Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartClarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 (3rd mvt) Performer: Andrew Marriner. Ensemble: Chilingirian Quartet.- Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  Alun HoddinottTwo Welsh Nursery Tunes: I. Suo Gän (Lullaby); II. Pedoli (Shoeing Song) Orchestra: Royal Ballet Sinfonia. Conductor: Alun Hoddinott.- Dutton Epoch.
 
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    ![]()  Ralph Vaughan Williams3 Shakespeare songs for chorus: no.2; The Cloud capp'd towers Singer: Grace Davidson. Singer: Victoria Meteyard. Choir: The King’s Singers.- Three Shakespeare Songs: II. The cloud-capp'd towers.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  William Grant StillSymphony no. 1 (Afro-American): 3rd movement; Animato Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.- William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony/In Memoriam/Africa (Symphonic Poem).
- NAXOS.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Felix MendelssohnCello Sonata No. 1, Op. 45/MWV Q 27: II. Andante Performer: Sol Gabetta. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Mendelssohn.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 11.
 
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    ![]()  Charles GounodMors et Vita: Judex Orchestra: Richard Hickox Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Decca.
 
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    ![]()  Arthur Sullivan6 Day Dreams, Op. 14: No. 4, Tempo di valse Performer: Murray McLachlan.- Daydreams.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySuite No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 43, TH 31: VI. Gavotte. Allegro Orchestra: Orchestre Consuelo. Conductor: Victor Julien-Laferrière.- Tchaikovsky: Suites 1 & 2.
- Mirare.
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  Giuseppe VerdiLa Traviata (Prelude to Act 3) Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.
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    ![]()  Amy Woodforde-FindenKashmiri Song (4 Indian Love Lyrics) Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hough - 'My Favourite Things': Virtuoso Encores and Transcriptions.
- Nimbus Records.
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Franz SchubertLiebesbotschaft (Schwanengesang D.957) Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.- Schubert: Schwanengesang & 4 Lieder: Gerhaher/Huber.
- Arte Nova Classics.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Antonio VivaldiConcerto for 4 Violins Op. 3, No. 10 in B Minor, RV 580: I. Allegro Performer: Catalina Reus. Performer: Ángela Moro. Performer: Miren Zeberio. Performer: Marguerite Wassermann. Performer: Bianca Riesner. Conductor: Jordi Savall. Orchestra: Les Musiciennes du Concert des Nations.- Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
- Alia Vox.
- 19.
 
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    ![]()  Cécile ChaminadeSerenade espagnole, Op. 150 Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.- Orchid Classics.
 
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    ![]()  Ludwig van BeethovenPiano Sonata no. 21 in C major Op.53 "Waldstein" (3rd mvt) Performer: Andreas Haefliger.- Janacek; Beethoven; Brahms: Perspectives 4 / Andrea Haefliger.
- Avie.
- 005.
 
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    ![]()  Francisco GuerreroMaria Magdalene Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CORO.
 
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    ![]()  Percy GraingerHandel in the Strand Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.- Grainger: Solo Piano Music: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
- Hyperion.
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  Erland CooperBirds of Paradise Performer: Freya Goldmark. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Sheen.
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    ![]()  Anna LapwoodDrop Down Ye Heavens Performer: Joseph Beadle. Performer: Joseph Beadle. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.- In The Stillness.
- Sony Classical.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Trad.Hector the Hero Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
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    ![]()  Johannes BrahmsSymphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Brahms: The Symphonies.
- Linn Records.
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  John FieldNocturne no.10 in E Major H.54 'Nocturne Pastorale' Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Field: Complete Nocturnes.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 10.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny MendelssohnDie Mainacht, Op.9 no.6 Singer: Soraya Mafi. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.- Vivat.
 
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    ![]()  Carl Philipp Emanuel BachHamburger Sonata in G major for flute and continuo, Wq 133 Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Performer: Jonathan Manson.- EMI.
 
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- Mon 10 Feb 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3
