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Ease into the day with classical music

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3鈥檚 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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Music Played

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Nocturne for strings in B major, Op 40

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto No 2 in E major, BWV 1042 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Thomas Zehetmair. Ensemble: Amsterdam Bach Soloists.
    • Bach: Violin Concertos: Zehetmair/Amsterdam Bach Soloists.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Alexander Borodin

    String Quartet No 2 in D major (Nocturne)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • The Best of The Academy.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 10.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio sonata in G major Op.4`10

    Orchestra: Rebel Baroque Orchestra. Director: J枚rg鈥怣ichael Schwarz.
    • DORIAN.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Scherzo

    Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Puccini: Discoveries: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi/Chailly.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    12 German dances WoO.13 (Nos.11 and 12)

    Orchestra: L鈥橭rfeo Barockorchester. Conductor: Michi Gaigg.
    • CPO.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pavane Op.50

    Choir: Ch艙ur de l'Orchestre de Paris. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥� Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Faure: Requiem: Paavo Jarvi.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 010.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E flat (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • Hyperion.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano concerto No 19, K 459 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 27, Rondo K. 386.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.

  • Henry Mancini

    Pink Panther Theme

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.
    • RCA.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Quartet No 1 in F major for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1st mvt)

    Music Arranger: Fr茅d茅ric Berr. Ensemble: Ensemble Wien-Berlin.
    • Rossini: 6 Quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon.
    • SONY.
    • 1.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5 (3rd mvt.)

    Performer: Richard Lester. Ensemble: RT脡 Vanbrugh Quartet.
    • Boccherini: Cello Quintets, Vol. 1.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Oboe Concerto in D major, Op.7 No.6

    Performer: Anthony Robson. Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90. Conductor: Simon Standage.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite (Waltz)

    Orchestra: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov.
    • Signum.

  • Gustav Holst

    A Somerset Rhapsody Op.21`2

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.
    • Holst: Beni Mora / Somerset Rhapsody / Hammersmith.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Belles of St Trinian's (Prelude)

    Music Arranger: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor, BWV 883 (Book 2, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

    Conductor: Vasily Petrenko. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Russian Easter Festival Ove.
    • Lawo Classics.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G Minor RV.315 'Summer' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo.
    • Ondine.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse macabre Op.40

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Le Boeuf sur le toit.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.

  • Robert Schumann

    Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op.39)

    Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.
    • Schumann: Lieder: Christian Gerhaher.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Sep 2025 06:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3