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Start 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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Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Waltzes for piano (Op.34), no.2 in A minor

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Chopin: Waltzes: Tharaud.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Symphony No 7 in D minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Conductor: Lev Markiz.
    • Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies: Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam, Lev Ma.
    • BIS.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Nocturne (Masquerade Suite)

    Orchestra: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin.
    • Khachaturian/Kabalevsky/Tchaikovsky/Rimsky-Korsakov: Kondrashin.
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Canones diversi super thema regium (After J.S. Bach's BWV 1079)

    Performer: Arthur Klaassens. Music Arranger: Raaf Hekkema. Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet.
    • Bach鈥檚 Musical Offerings.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 4.

  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction & Allegro

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Five English Folksongs: The Lover's Ghost

    Choir: The Finzi Singers. Choir: The Finzi Singers. Director: Paul Spicer.
    • Host/Vaughan Williams: Choral Music.
    • Chandos.
    • 004.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 1 in D major, D 82 (3rd mvt)

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Schubert: 8 Symphonies: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Victoria Yagling

    Larghetto

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Trevor Duncan

    March (Little Suite)

    Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • British Light Music Classics, Vol. 2.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Bolero

    Performer: Yuki Negishi. Music Arranger: Yuki Negishi.

  • Edvard Grieg

    4 Symphonic Dances, Op. 64 (No.3 Allegro giocoso)

    Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
    • Grieg: Norwegian Dances.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major Op.73 'Emperor' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
    • The Beethoven Journey.
    • Sony Classics.
    • 3.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni (Overture)

    Orchestra: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Mozart: Overtures: Norwegian National Opera Orchestra/Alessandrini.
    • Naive.
    • 15.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    Viola Sonata: II. Vivace

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: James Baillieu.
    • A Lionel Tertis Celebration.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 16.

  • Josef Strauss

    Heldengedichte Waltz, Op. 87

    Orchestra: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred M眉ssauer.
    • Strauss, Josef: Edition - Vol. 23.
    • Marco-Polo.
    • 1.

  • Will Todd

    My Lord Has Come

    Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 14.

  • John Williams

    E.T. (Flying theme)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Philips.

  • Silvio Rodr铆guez

    脫leo de mujer con sombrero

    Performer: Toby Carr. Singer: Nicholas Mulroy.
    • De Pasi贸n Mortal: Songs from Two Golden Ages.
    • LINN.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony No 4 in D minor (2nd mvmt, Andante cantabile)

    Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 鈥� William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Quintet no.2 in A major Op.81 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Stefan Vladar. Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.
    • Dvorak: Quatuor Op.95 'Americain'.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 8.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Hilary Hahn.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • William Croft

    Jubilate in D Major

    Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: John Scott.
    • William Croft at St Paul's Cathedral (English Orpheus 15).
    • Hyperion.

  • Amy Beach

    Piano Concerto in C Sharp Minor Op.45 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Danny Driver. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Hyperion.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

    Singer: Ann Murray. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Great Handel Arias.
    • Forlane.
    • 005.

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 Aug 2025 06:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3