The finest classical music to elevate your morning
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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Yann Tiersen
Porz Goret
Performer: Angèle Dubeau. Ensemble: La Pietà.- Pulsations.
- Groupe Analekta, Inc.
- 7.
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'Incoronazione di Dario (Sinfonia)
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.- A Tale of Two Seasons.
- Avie.
- 1-3.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- EMI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Menuets 1 & 2
Performer: Chris Thile.- Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2.
- Nonesuch Releases.
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Emilie Mayer
Piano Concerto in B flat - 3rd mvt: Allegro
Performer: Ewa Kupiec. Orchestra: Neubrandenburger Philharmonie. Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel.- Capriccio.
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John Williams
Jurassic Park (main theme)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.- MCA Records.
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Robert Schumann
Drei Romanzen opus 94 I-Nicht schnell
Performer: Florent Pujuila. Performer: Théo Fouchenneret.- R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
- B Records.
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Robert Schumann
Drei Romanzen opus 94 II-Einfach, innig
Performer: Théo Fouchenneret. Performer: Florent Pujuila.- R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
- B Records.
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Robert Schumann
Drei Romanzen opus 94 III-Nicht schnell
Performer: Théo Fouchenneret. Performer: Florent Pujuila.- R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
- B Records.
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Zequinha de Abreu
Tico Tico No Fubá
Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.- ¡ٲ!.
- Telarc.
- 1.
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Joaquín Rodrigo
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
Performer: Raphaël Feuillâtre. Orchestra: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Gábor Takács‐Nagy.- Spanish Serenades.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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William Byrd
Mass for 5 voices (Kyrie)
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- The Tallis Scholars Sing William Byrd.
- Gimell.
- 1.
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Frédéric Chopin
Waltz in E major, B44
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Chopin: The Complete Waltzes: Hough.
- Hyperion.
- 11.
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Jessie Montgomery
Strum
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Azica Records.
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Florence Price
Adoration
Orchestrator: Jim Gray. Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Johann Strauss II
Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op.324
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- TELDEC.
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Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, ѿýSO, Hugh Wolff.
- Decca.
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Henry Purcell
Chacony a 4 in G minor Z.730 for strings
Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Royal Welcome Songs for King James II.
- CORO.
- 1.
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Rigaudon)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: String Serenade: Orheus Chamber Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Nadia Boulanger
Cantique
Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Merci.
- Sony Classical.
- 5.
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Alexander Borodin
Symphony No.2 in B minor (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Borodin: Symphonies 1 & 2.
- DECCA.
- 7.
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Eunike Tanzil
Reverie
Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Handler.- Reverie.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Aaron Copland
Hoe-Down (Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo)
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- ARGO.
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George Frideric Handel
Rodelinda (Dove sei, amato bene)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.- Linn.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, I. Allegretto
Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: Orchestre Métropolitain.- Sibelius 2 & 5.
- Les Disques ATMA Inc..
- 1.
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Antonín Dvořák
Moravian Duets, Op. 32, B. 62 - No. 11, The Maid Imprisoned
Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.- Gypsy Melodies.
- La Dolce Volta.
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Antonín Dvořák
Moravian Duets, Op. 32, B. 62 - No. 4, We Met in Good Spirits
Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.- Gypsy Melodies.
- La Dolce Volta.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: James Gaffigan.- Warner.
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Claudio Monteverdi
L'Orfeo (Toccata)
Ensemble: Le Concert d’Astrée. Ensemble: Les Sacqueboutiers. Conductor: Emmanuelle Haïm.- Virgin.
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