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Launch the day with classical music

Hannah French presents Radio 3's Breakfast show. 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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3 hours

Music Played

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 60 in C Major, Hob. I:60 "Il distratto": V. Adagio di lamentatione

    Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
    • Haydn: Sinfonien Nos. 60 "Il distratto", 70 & 90.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.
  • Eric Whitacre

    Seal Lullaby

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Choir: Laudibus. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Eric Whitacre: Light & Gold: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.
    • 7.
  • Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov

    Village Scene by the Inn

    Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • J.S. Bach: Motets.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 2.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite (No 4, 'Scene')

    Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 4.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Creatures Of Prometheus: Overture

    Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Orchestra: Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.
    • Beethoven: Symphony No.3 - "Eroica"; Overtures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.
  • Undine Smith Moore

    Afro-American Suite: Adagio ma appassionato

    Ensemble: Mallarmé Chamber Players.
    • Songs for the Soul.
    • Albany Records.
    • 3.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Le Corsaire - overture Op.21

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Chandos.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 - 3rd mvt

    Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Warner.
  • Cipriani Potter

    Symphony in D Major: III. Andante

    Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Potter: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3.
    • CPO.
    • 108.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tahiti Trot, Op 16

    Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Ballets Russes.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 012.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major Kk.13

    Performer: Ivo Pogorelich.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no. 2 in D major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • Farrenc: Symphony No. 2 - Overtures Nos. 1 & 2.
    • CPO.
    • 3.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D minor RV813

    Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Ensemble: Le Consort.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 25.
  • Le Manuscrit du Roi

    La Prime Estampie Royal

    Conductor: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI.
    • Estampies & Danses Royales.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 2.
  • Richard Wagner

    The Flying Dutchman (Overture)

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Nunc dimittis

    Singer: Lucy Cox. Conductor: Tom Herring. Choir: Sansara.
    • sublime calculations.
    • Platoon.
    • 3.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March

    Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France.
    • Ballets russes.
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 4.
  • Antonio Salieri

    L'Angiolina (Overture)

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Dittrich.
    • Salieri: Overtures.
    • Naxos.
    • 12.
  • Edward Elgar

    Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61: II. Andante

    Performer: Nicolas Dautricourt. Conductor: Frédéric Chaslin. Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales.
    • Elgar: Violin Concerto & Salut d'amour - Delius: Suite.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 2.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, 'Trout' (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Hausmusik.
    • EMI.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Insanae et vanae curae

    Choir: Tenebrae. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Mozart: Requiem.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Water Music, Op. 82: III. Vivace

    Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Homages for Wind.
    • Chandos.
    • 111.
  • Henry Purcell

    Sound the trumpet (Come ye sons of art)

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Ruby Hughes. Singer: Robin Blaze. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • Champs Hill Records CRCD106.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Aug 2025 06:30