
The finest classical music to elevate your morning
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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Franz Schubert
4 Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 2 in A-Flat Major
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Schubert: Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90) & D. 935 (Op. 142); Schubert-Liszt: Song T.
- Sony Classical.
- 6.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
Serenade for Strings in E major, Op 22 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael KubelÃk. Conductor: Rafael KubelÃk.- Rafael Kubelik: Rare Recordings 1963 - 1974.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 10.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in C Minor for Violin and Oboe After BWV 1060
Performer: John Abberger. Performer: Jeanne Lamon. Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Director: Jeanne Lamon. Director: Jeanne Lamon.- J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 70 & 154; Concerto BWV 1060; Orchestral Suite No. 2.
- ANALEKTA.
- 16.
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Michael Tippett
Steal away (5 Spirituals from A Child of Our Time)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- a la Gloire de Dieu: The Sixteen.
- Coro.
- 6.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 7 in C major 'Le Midi' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.- Alpha.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Suite for Violin and Piano (2nd mvmt, Cavatina)
Performer: Randall Goosby. Performer: Zhu Wang.- Roots (Deluxe Edition).
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 20.
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Gordon Jacob
Concerto for horn and strings (1st mvt)
Performer: Sören Hermansson. Orchestra: Umeå Sinfonietta. Conductor: Edvard Tjivzjel.- Horn Concertos: Hermansson, Umea Sinfonietta.
- BIS.
- 1.
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Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise in A major, Op 40 No 1, 'Military'
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Chopin: Polonaises: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
- Decca.
- 3.
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Overture
Orchestra: Le Concert Spirituel. Director: Hervé Niquet.- Handel: Water Music & Fireworks: Concert Spirituel, Niquet.
- Glossa.
- 19.
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Mats Lidström
The Ballad of the Wootten Lair
Performer: Mats Lidström. Performer: Victor Lim. -
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony in F major Wq.183`3 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Richter.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutshe Grammophon.
- 9.
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John Dowland
Fantasia in G major P.1
Performer: Sean Shibe.- Delphian.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat major K.271 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 18: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsn.
- EMI.
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George Lloyd
HMS Trinidad March
Performer: Black Dyke Band. Performer: George Lloyd. Performer: David King. Conductor: David King.- English Heritage.
- Albany Records.
- 006.
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Pawel Lukaszewski
Ave Maria
Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Choral music by Pawel Lukaszewski.
- Hyperion.
- 6.
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Clara Schumann
3 Romances for piano, Op 21; No.1
Performer: Alim Beisembayev. -
Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet no.11 in E major, G.275 (Minuet)
Orchestra: Europa Galante.- Boccherini: String Quintets.
- Virgin Veritas.
- 13.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Vaughan Williams: London Symphony/Oboe Concerto: Halle/Elder.
- Halle.
- 3.
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Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Cello Sonata Op.17 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.- HYPERION.
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Darius Milhaud
Suite d'apres Corrette, Op. 161
Ensemble: Chicago Chamber Musicians.- 20th Century French Wind Trios.
- Cedille.
- 1.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- Pentatone.
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Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Battalia
Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Teldec.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto)
Singer: Juan Diego Flórez. Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.- Decca.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D Minor Kk.1
Music Arranger: Martin Frost. Music Arranger: Roland Pöntinen. Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Roland Pöntinen.- SONY.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Scherzo in D minor
Orchestra: Imperial Music Choir. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works.
- EMI Classics.
- 6.
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