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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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.
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Eric Whitacre
Seal Lullaby
Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Choir: Laudibus. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.- Eric Whitacre: Light & Gold: Eric Whitacre.
- Decca.
- 7.
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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Village Scene by the Inn
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- Chandos.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Undine Smith Moore
Afro-American Suite: Adagio ma appassionato
Ensemble: Mallarmé Chamber Players.- Songs for the Soul.
- Albany Records.
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Hector Berlioz
Le Corsaire - overture Op.21
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Chandos.
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Clara Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 - 3rd mvt
Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Warner.
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Cipriani Potter
Symphony in D Major: III. Andante
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- Potter: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 3.
- CPO.
- 108.
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Vincent Youmans
Tahiti Trot, Op 16
Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- Ballets Russes.
- Virgin Classics.
- 012.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in G major Kk.13
Performer: Ivo Pogorelich.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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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.
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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.
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Le Manuscrit du Roi
La Prime Estampie Royal
Conductor: Jordi Savall. Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI.- Estampies & Danses Royales.
- Alia Vox.
- 2.
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Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman (Overture)
Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.- Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Siegfried-Idyll; Overtures.
- BIS.
- 1.
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Arvo Pärt
Nunc dimittis
Singer: Lucy Cox. Conductor: Tom Herring. Choir: Sansara.- sublime calculations.
- Platoon.
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Sergey Prokofiev
The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: March
Conductor: Paavo Järvi. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France.- Ballets russes.
- Parlophone (France).
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Antonio Salieri
L'Angiolina (Overture)
Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Dittrich.- Salieri: Overtures.
- Naxos.
- 12.
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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.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, 'Trout' (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Hausmusik.- EMI.
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Joseph Haydn
Insanae et vanae curae
Choir: Tenebrae. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Mozart: Requiem.
- Warner Classics.
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Malcolm Arnold
Water Music, Op. 82: III. Vivace
Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.- Homages for Wind.
- Chandos.
- 111.
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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.
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