Wake up 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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Claude Debussy
Pagodes (Estampes)
Music Arranger: Percy Grainger. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.- Cala Records.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenata notturna in D major K.239 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. Conductor: Roberto González-Monjas.- Mozart: Serenades.
- Berlin Classics.
- 3.
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Gabriel Fauré
Masques et bergamasques Suite, Op. 112: IV. Pastorale
Conductor: John Georgiadis. Orchestra: RTÉ Sinfonietta.- Naxos.
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Johannes Brahms
21 Hungarian Dances (nos 4 and 5)
Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.- PHILIPS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
Performer: Anastasia Kobekina.- Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Antonín Dvořák
Mazurek in E minor Op.49
Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- Dvorak: Violin Concerto; Romance; Mazurek; Humoresque.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz In F, Op. 34 No. 3
Performer: Daniel Barenboim.- The Art of Daniel Barenboim.
- UMG.
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Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) [Arr. for Violin, Harp & Orchestra by David le Page]
Performer: Eleanor Turner. Performer: David Le Page. Conductor: Daniele Rosina. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan.- Entranced.
- Signum Records.
- 12.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in C major, RV 558, 'con molti strumenti'
Ensemble: Europa Galante. Conductor: Fabio Biondi.- Vivaldi: Concerti Per Mandolini: Europa Galante.
- Virgin Veritas.
- 1.
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George Gershwin
Summertime
Performer: Oscar Peterson. Lyricist: Ira Gershwin. Lyricist: DuBose Heyward.- Oscar Peterson Plays The George Gershwin Song Book.
- Verve.
- 10.
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Claude Debussy
Petite Suite
Music Arranger: Henri Büsser. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Jun Märkl.- Debussy: Orchestral works vol.6: Orchestre National de Lyon/Jun Markl.
- Naxos.
- 5-8.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Simon Jeffes
Perpetuum Mobile
Performer: Arthur Jeffes. Performer: Andy Waterworth. Performer: Avvon Chambers. -
Eric Coates
London (London every day) - suite (Knightsbridge)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- The Symphonic Eric Coates.
- Chandos.
- 9.
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Anon.
Sumer is icumen in
Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.- En Albion: Medieval Polyphony in England.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
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Rachel Portman
Dolomites, pale mountains: IV. Saslonch
Conductor: Alexander Gilman.- Dolomites, pale mountains/IV. Saslonch.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 1.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Rachmaninoff: Preghiera (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler from Piano Concerto No. 2 in C M
Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Daniil Trifonov. Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler.- Preghiera - Rachmaninov Piano Trios.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 \"Linz\": IV. Finale. Presto
Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.- Mozart Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Johann Strauss II
The Blue Danube
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- SONY.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op.10 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet, Clarinet Quintet.
- HYPERION.
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Charles Gounod
Gounod: Faust, Ballet Music
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Chabrier: España - Rhapsody For Orchestra / Gounod: Faust, Ballet Music / Thomas.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Frederick Delius
Summer night on the river RT.6.19
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- HALLE.
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Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint: II. Slow
Performer: Pat Metheny.- NONESUCH.
Broadcast
- Fri 15 Aug 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3