
Rise and shine with classical music
Mark Forrest presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. To get in touch, email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Mark Forrest presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford with birdsong and the best in classical music. This week's dawn chorus features the Japanese bush-warbler, with music by Johann Strauss II and Joe Hisaishi.
You can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
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Ēriks Ešenvalds
Only in sleep for soprano and chorus
Singer: Rachel Ambrose Evans. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Northern Lights and other Choral works.
- Hyperion.
- 16.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 80: II. Andante semplice
Performer: Anthony Marwood. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra.- Coleridge-Taylor & Somervell: Violin Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Violin Concert.
- Hyperion.
- 2.
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Hidemaro Konoe
Chin-Chin-Chidori
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Music Arranger: Michio Mamiya. Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia. Conductor: Michio Mamiya.- Japanese Melodies ((Remastered)).
- Sony Classical.
- 6.
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Johann Strauss II
Pizzicato-Polka
Orchestra: Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester. Conductor: Christopher Warren‐Green.- The Strauss Album: Christopher Warren Green.
- White Line.
- 14.
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Robert Schumann
'Songs of Dawn', Op. 133; No.2
Performer: Daniel Lebhardt. -
Gerald Finzi
5 Bagatelles Op.23 for clarinet and piano (No. 3 Carol; No. 4 Forlana)
Performer: Amy Dickson. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
- Decca.
- 18-19.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": II. Andante
Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja. Music Arranger: Edvard Grieg.- Mozart, Grieg: Piano Sonatas.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
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Charles Gounod
Funeral march of a marionette
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.- CHANDOS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust (Cantata no.170)
Singer: Andreas Scholl. Performer: Collegium Vocale Orchestra. Director: Philippe Herreweghe.- Bach: Cantatas for alto (BWV 170, 54, 35): Scholl/Collegium Vocale/Herreweghe.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 1.
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Cécile Chaminade
Trio No.1 in G minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Neave Trio.- A Room Of Her Own.
- Chandos.
- 5.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4, Op. 90, "Italian": III. Con moto moderato
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- Mendelssohn: Symphonies.
- Alpha Classics.
- 27.
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Philippe Verdelot
Sancta Maria virgo virginum
Ensemble: Ensemble Pro Victoria. Conductor: Toby Ward.- Henry VIII on Tour: Music from Tudor Royal Progresses.
- Delphian Records.
- 12.
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Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique no.4 Op.102 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- AVIE.
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Hélène de Montgeroult
Étude No 37 in G Major
Performer: Clare Hammond.- Hélène de Montgeroult: Études.
- BIS.
- 101.
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Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Chopin: Nocturnes (Complete).
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Dora Pejačević
Symphony in F sharp minor Op.41 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos.
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Marin Marais
Voices Of Bantu
Composer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Abel Selaocoe.- Warner Classics.
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Neil Young
Harvest Moon
Performer: Patrik Jablonski.- Autumn Leaves: Peaceful Piano.
- Cosmos.
- 6.
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite Op.40 (Prelude & Rigaudon)
Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Director: Richard Tognetti.- BIS.
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George Frideric Handel
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened
Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.- ALPHA.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet in A major Op.18 no.5 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.- Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 4-6.
- BIS.
- 204.
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Erik Satie
Gnossienne No 3
Performer: Xuefei Yang. -
Camille Saint‐Saëns
Wedding Cake, Op. 76, R. 124
Performer: Alexandre Kantorow. Ensemble: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jean‐Jacques Kantorow.- Saint-Saëns: Works for Piano & Orchestra.
- BIS.
- 2.
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- Sun 29 Jun 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3