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Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford. With birdsong, Bach Before 7 and the best in classical music, you can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

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3 hours

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Octet in F major D.803 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Anne Katharina Schreiber. Performer: Danusha Waskiewicz. Performer: Kristin von der Goltz. Performer: James Munro. Performer: Lorenzo Coppola. Performer: Teunis van der Zwart. Performer: Javier Zafra.
    • Schubert: Oktett.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 102.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata in C minor BWV 911

    Performer: Eric Lu.
  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Tarantelle Op.6

    Performer: Susan Milan. Performer: James Campbell. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Saint-Saëns: Africa.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 8.
  • Johann Strauss II

    Morning Papers Waltz Op.279

    Conductor: Willi Boskovsky. Orchestra: Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester.
    • 100 Best Waltzes & Polkas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite for jazz band (Waltz 2)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 13.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante

    Music Arranger: Edvard Grieg.
    • Mozart, Grieg: Piano Sonatas.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite Op.40 (Prelude & Rigaudon)

    Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Director: Richard Tognetti.
    • BIS.
  • Jean-Baptiste Barrière

    Barrière: Sonata No.10, G-major - Andante

    • Knaifel, Barrière: Lux Aeterna.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 3.
  • Jean Mouton

    Nesciens Mater

    Choir: The Brabant Ensemble. Director: Stephen Rice.
    • HYPERION.
  • Leos Janáček

    The Saws (Lachian Dances)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Václav Neumann.
    • Supraphon.
  • Maurice Joseph Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante defunte

    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 3.
  • Frank Churchill

    La Chanson De La Pluie

    • La Magie De Disney.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 13.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro

    Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Gimeno.
    • Beethoven & Lentz.
    • Pentatone.
    • 103.
  • Henry Purcell

    When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Conductor: Stefano Montanari.
    • Henry Purcell, O Solitude: Andreas Scholl/Accademia Bizantina.
    • Decca.
    • 10.
  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No.3 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Scherzo capriccioso Op.66

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Dvorak: Symphony No. 5, Scherzo Capriccioso etc..
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske Op.18

    Performer: Eric Lu.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trio Sonata in A minor, TWV.42:6 (4th mvt: Allegro)

    Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Ensemble: Cordevento.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.
  • William Grant Still

    Serenade

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Avlana Eisenberg.
    • Still: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Apr 2025 06:30