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The finest classical music to elevate your morning

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3鈥檚 classical breakfast show, including this week's 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century piece. You can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3鈥檚 Breakfast show live from Salford, including 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 25 for 25: Sounds of the Century 鈥� a series of brand new commissions celebrating and commemorating some of the biggest events of the 21st century so far. This week, in Rainbow Promise, Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin celebrates the same sex marriage legislation which was passed in 2013. With a nod to Mendelssohn鈥檚 famous wedding march the piece is performed by the 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

You can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

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Music Played

  • Amy Beach

    Hermit Thrush at Morn Op.92`2

    Performer: Joanne Polk.
    • Amy Beach - Under the Stars. Solo Piano Music (Vol. 2).
    • Arabesque.
    • 5.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.
    • BIS.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 50 No 6, 'Frog' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: London Haydn Quartet.
    • Haydn String Quartets.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Cantata BWV.147)

    Music Arranger: Martin Fr枚st. Performer: Martin Fr枚st. Performer: Roland P枚ntinen. Performer: Sebastien Dub茅.
    • Night Passages.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Canario (Fantas铆a para un gentilhombre)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Milos Karadaglic - Aranjuez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 10.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in A flat major Op.46 no.3

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances &Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 14.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Suite in C major, TWV42:C1

    Performer: Erik Bosgraaf. Performer: David Hanke. Ensemble: Ensemble Cordevento.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Federico Mompou

    Chanson et Danse No. 4

    Performer: Anne Queff茅lec.
    • Entrez dans la danse....
    • Mirare Productions.
    • 1.

  • Conradin Kreutzer

    Septet in E flat major (6th mvt)

    Performer: Felix Klieser. Performer: Sebastian Manz. Performer: Theo Plath. Performer: Franziska H枚lscher. Performer: Haesue Lee. Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬. Performer: Dominik Wagner.
    • C-Avi.

  • Thomas Tallis

    If ye love me

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.
    • English Motets.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • William Byrd

    John Come Kiss Me Now

    Performer: Kit Armstrong.
    • William Byrd & John Bull: The Visionaries of Piano Music.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade no.1 in D major Op.11 (6th mvt)

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Tudor.

  • Crist贸bal de Morales

    Missa Mille regretz - Agnus Dei III (1535-7 version)

    Choir: De Profundis. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
    • Hyperion.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 'Haffner' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Robert Schumann

    String Quartet in A minor, Op.41`1 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet.
    • Schumann: String Quartets Op. 41.
    • Mirare.
    • 102.

  • John Bull

    Music from the Elizabethan Court: Pavane; King's Hunting Jig.

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Thieving Magpie (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Rossini: 10 Overtures - Chailly.
    • Decca.
    • 10.

  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Rainbow Promise

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.

  • Samuel Scheidt

    Galliarda 'La Battaglia'

    Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts.
    • His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts Grand Tour: Italy, Spain & Germany in the 16th.
    • Hyperion.
    • 22.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for oboe and violin in C minor, BWV1060R

    Performer: Xenia L枚ffler. Performer: Isabelle Faust. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Director: Bernhard Forck.
    • Bach: Violin Concertos.
    • harmonia mundi.

  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un vieux jardin

    Performer: Kunal Lahiry.
    • Licht in der Nacht.
    • Fuga Libera.
    • 5.

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Strum

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Thomas Tomkins

    Be strong and of good courage - anthem

    Ensemble: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • The Great Service.
    • Gimell.
    • 9.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Shepherd girl's dance (The Mountain King)

    Music Arranger: Sebastien Dub茅. Music Arranger: Sebastien Dub茅. Performer: Martin Fr枚st. Performer: Sebastien Dub茅.
    • SONY.

Broadcast

  • Mon 28 Apr 2025 06:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3