Breakfast with the best classical music
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R. Nathaniel Dett
In The Bottoms (Barcarolle)
Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.- MSR Classics.
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Antonín Dvořák
Czech Suite Op.39 (Polka)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.- Dvorak: Violin concerto etc: Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Swensen.
- Linn.
- 5.
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Ottorino Respighi
Prelude (The Birds)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1.
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Eric Whitacre
The River Cam
Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.- Decca.
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François Couperin
Les baricades mistérieuses (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 6)
Music Arranger: Thomas Adès. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- Insomnia.
- Warner Classics.
- 2.
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Arnold Bax
4 Orchestral Sketches (Dance in the Sun)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Bax: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 2.
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Trad.
Walking in the Woods
Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Director: Bo Holten.- Arstiderne.
- OUR RECORDINGS.
- 1.
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Franz Schubert
Sonatina in G minor D.408 (4th mvt)
Performer: Pieter Wispelwey. Performer: Paolo Giacometti.- Pieter Wispelwey - Schubert: Arpeggione Sonate, 3 Sonatinas.
- Channel Classics.
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Charles‐Marie Widor
Introduction and Rondo, Op.72
Music Arranger: Jelle Tassyns. Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch.- Belle époque.
- PENTATONE.
- 501.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 (The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1)
Performer: Sir András Schiff.- Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Andras Schiff.
- Decca.
- 5.
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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 (Lyric Pieces - book 8 Op.65)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Leif Ove Andsnes: Ballad for Edvard Grieg.
- EMI Classics.
- 8.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe
Performer: Eugene Asti. Singer: Sophie Daneman. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly.- Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets - 3: Daneman, Connolly, Padmore, Loges, Asti.
- Hyperion.
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Cécile Chaminade
Rondeau, Op. 97
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Music Arranger: Jarle Storløkken. Ensemble: tenThing.- She Composes Like A Man.
- Lawo Classics.
- 6.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
String Serenade Op.48 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Tchaikovsky: Symphony no.4: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi.
- BIS.
- 6.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto in C major for flute and harp, K 299 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Marie‐Pierre Langlamet. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Mozart Flute Concertos Concerto For Flute And Harp.
- EMI Classics.
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Julie Cooper
Light
Performer: Clio Gould. Performer: Anthony Pike. Performer: Justin Pearson. Performer: Julie Cooper. Singer: Grace Davidson.- Julie Cooper: Continuum.
- Signum Classics.
- 901.
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Anon.
Emperor of the Moon / Ormond House
Ensemble: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien. Director: François Lazarevitch.- The Queen's Delight.
- Alpha Classics.
- 4.
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Silvestre Revueltas
Noche de Jaranas (The Night of the Mayas)
Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Scott Joplin
Elite Syncopations
Music Arranger: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Matthew Trusler. Performer: Wayne Marshall.- Blues: Matthew Trusler, Wayne Marshall.
- Orchid Classics.
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Edward German
Nell Gwyn (Overture)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Avie.
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John Barry
Out of Africa (Main Theme)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: John McNeely.- VARESE SARABANDE.
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William Byrd
Unto the hills mine eyes I lift
Choir: Cardinall's Musick. Director: Andrew Carwood.- Byrd - The Great Service.
- Hyperion.
- 9.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93 (2nd mvt)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.- Beethoven: Symphonies nos.1-4 & 8: Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam/Haitink.
- Philips.
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- Sat 23 Aug 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3