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Brighten your 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

  • Frederick Delius

    Summer Night on the River

    Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.
    • Sony.

  • Joaqu铆n Turina

    Tocata (Ciclo pianistico arr Zabaleta)

    Performer: Nicanor Zabaleta.
    • Albeniz/Falla/Turina/Granados etc: Arpa Espanola (Spanish harp): Zabaleta.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 63 in C major (La Roxolana): 1st mvt

    Performer: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032 Volume 8: La Roxolana.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Adagio,Sonata for harpsichord and viola da gamba in G minor

    Performer: Lucile Boulanger. Performer: Arnaud De Pasquale.
    • Bach: Sonate 脿 Cembalo 猫 Viola da Gamba.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 2.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.5 in E minor Op.64 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Alpha.

  • Trad.

    El cant dels ocells

    Performer: Avi Avital. Music Arranger: David Bruce. Ensemble: Between Worlds.
    • Song of the Birds.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 20.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Minuet from Serenade for Wind Instruments in D Minor, Op. 44

    Orchestra: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Les Barricades Mysterieuses

    Music Arranger: David Le Page. Conductor: Bruce O鈥橬eil. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan.
    • Timelapse.
    • Signum Records.
    • 3.

  • Enrique Granados

    Valenciana [12 Danzas Espa帽olas, Op. 37]

    Performer: Alicia de Larrocha.
    • Favourite Spanish Encores.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 10.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Symphony in D minor 'della casa del diavolo', Op 12 No 4

    Orchestra: London Festival Orchestra. Director: Ross Pople.
    • Boccherini Symphonies, London Festival Orchestra, Ross Pople (director).
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.
    • Ravel, Debussy & Faur茅 String Quartets.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 2.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Nasim devam: Polka in D Major

    Conductor: V谩clav Neumann. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Galakonzert aus Prag: Tschechische T盲nze aus Oper und Operette.
    • Orfeo.
    • 2.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    Nasim devam: Pochod

    Conductor: V谩clav Neumann. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic.
    • Galakonzert aus Prag: Tschechische T盲nze aus Oper und Operette.
    • Orfeo.
    • 1.

  • John Barry

    Barry: Dawn chorus

    • The Beyondness of Things.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 10.

  • Louis鈥怌laude Daquin

    Le coucou (Harpsichord Suite no.3)

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • The Harmonious Blacksmith (harpsichord: Trevor Pinnock).
    • Archiv.
    • 011.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Finale, Symphony No. 36 in C Major, "Linz"

    Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.
    • Mozart Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Jan谩膷ek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Prihody Lisky Bystrousky) / Act 1: Pantomime

    Lyricist: Rudolf Tesnohlidek. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Jan谩cek: The Cunning Little Vixen.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Alexandre Desplat

    Mr.Fox in the Feilds (from "The Fantasitic Mr.Fox")

    • Imitation Games Vol. 3.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 17.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Andante and Hungaian Rondo in C Minor for Bassoon & Orchestra

    Performer: Bernard Garfield. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Mozart, R. Strauss & Weber: Pieces for Wind Soloist & Orchestra.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 11.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute Waltz"

    Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Carmen Dragon.
    • Sensational Spring Classics.
    • A Little Bit Warm Music.
    • 20.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio in B flat D.28

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Frank Braley.
    • Schubert Piano Trios.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.

  • Erland Cooper

    Birds of Paradise

    Performer: Freya Goldmark. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Sheen.

  • Henry Purcell

    Abdelazer (Rondeau - Air - Air - Minuet)

    Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Purcell: Theatre Music.
    • Decca.
    • 002.

  • Henry Purcell

    Trumpet Tune (Live)

    Performer: Grigory Sokolov.
    • Purcell & Mozart (Live).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • Claude Debussy

    Iberia (Images pour orchestre)

    Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Franz Schubert

    Overture in D major D.590 'in the Italian style'

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Aria from Salammbo (From "Citizen Kane")

    Conductor: Charles Gerhardt. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Classic Film Scores: Citizen Kane.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Oct 2025 06:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3