
Rise and shine with classical music
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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Ludwig van Beethoven
Andante in F major, WoO 57, 'Andante favori'
Performer: Gianluca Cascioli.- Beethoven: Variations: Gianluca Cascioli.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Joseph Haydn
Notturno No.3 in G major, 3rd movement
Ensemble: Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble.- Trevor Pinnock - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Serenade in B Flat Major, K. 361, 'Gra.
- Linn.
- 008.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante
- Bach, J.S.: Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasies & Fugues, Trio Sonatas.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Georges Bizet
Danse Bohème (Carmen Suite no.2)
Music Arranger: Ernest Guiraud. Orchestra: Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Conductor: Pablo González.- Bizet: Carmen & L'arlésienne Suites.
- Naxos.
- 206.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Burlesque de Quixotte
Performer: Terje Tønnesen. Music Arranger: Terje Tønnesen. Orchestra: Camerata Nordica.- Tales of Sound and Fury.
- BIS.
- 1008.
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Maurice Ravel
Dawn Song of the Jester
- Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
- Chandos Records Limited.
- 13.
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Frank Bridge
Two Entr'actes: Rosemary
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos.
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Leonard Bernstein
Candide (Overture)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- Mehta - Gershwin; Copland; Bernstein; Kraft.
- Decca.
- 10.
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Alessandro Marcello
Oboe Concerto in D minor (arranged for piccolo trumpet)
Performer: Alison Balsom. Music Arranger: Simon Wright. Director: Trevor Pinnock. Ensemble: Pinnock's Players.- Baroque Concertos.
- Warner Classics.
- 10-12.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Song without words, Op 109
Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.- Song.
- Decca.
- 7.
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Philip Glass
Glass: Études - No. 2
- Musique calme pour dormir : ambient, neoclassique, meditation.
- UME - Global Clearing House.
- 20.
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Percy Grainger
English Waltz
Performer: Penelope Thwaites. Performer: John Lavender.- Grainger: Piano Music for Four Hands Vol.1: Thwaites/Lavender.
- Pavillion.
- 12.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40
- Dance!.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Jessica Curry
Communion
Performer: London Voices. -
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence, Op 70 (4th mvt)
Performer: Yuri Yurov. Performer: Mikhail Milman. Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Tchaikovsky: String Quartets Nos. 1-3, Souvenir De Florence.
- Teldec.
- 9.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto
Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.- Sibelius: Orchestral Works.
- Ondine.
- 103.
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John Ireland
Decorations: No. 2, Moon-Glade
- Piano Music By John Ireland, Vol. 1.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 2.
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Luigi Boccherini
Fandango (Guitar Quintet No 4 in D major)
Performer: Andreas Staier. Performer: Christine Schornsheim. Performer: Adela González-Campa.- TELDEC.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 "Paris"
Conductor: Bernhard Forck. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- Mozart: Paris & Haffner Symphonies & Oboe Concerto.
- Pentatone.
- 109.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Choir: Choir of Temple Church. Choir: Holst Singers. Performer: Ian le Grice. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- DECCA.
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Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Performer: Katia & Marielle Labèque.- Gladrags - Works by Joplin, Mayerl etc.: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
- EMI.
- 7.
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Karol Szymanowski
Etude in B-flat minor
Music Arranger: Agnieszka Duczmal. Orchestra: Amadeus Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Agnieszka Duczmal.- CONIFER.
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- Fri 13 Jun 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3