Roll out of bed into classical music
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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Frank Bridge
The Hedgerow (3 Lyrics)
Performer: Ashley Wass.- Bridge: Piano Music, Vol. 1.
- Naxos.
- 3.
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Doreen Carwithen
Orford Ness (Suffolk Suite)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos.
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Louis Spohr
Concerto No.4 in E Minor (3rd mvt. Rondo al Espagnol)
Performer: Sabine Meyer. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Kenneth Sillito.- Krommer Double Clarinet Concerto, Spohr Concertos Nos.2 & 4.
- Warner Classics.
- 6.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in C minor, 'Pathetique' (2nd mvt)
Performer: Igor Levit.- SONY.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 (1st mvt)
Performer: Nigel Kennedy. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker.- Kennedy plays Bach with the Berlin Philharmonic.
- EMI.
- 7.
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Manuel de Falla
The Miller's Dance (The Three-Cornered Hat)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.- Falla: Spanish Songs etc.: De Los Angeles/Giulini/Fruhbeck de Burgos.
- EMI.
- 6.
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Marianna Martines
Harpsichord Concerto in E major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Ensemble: La Floridiana.- deutsche harmonia mundi.
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Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Totus Tuus
Ensemble: VOCES8.- Christmas.
- Signum Classics.
- 801.
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Bernhard Crusell
Clarinet Concerto No 3 in B flat major, Op 11 (3rd mvt, Alla polacca)
Performer: Martin Frost. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Okko Kamu.- Crusell: Clarinet Concertos.
- BIS.
- 6.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 'New World' Op. 95 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.- Signum Classics SIGCD515.
- Signum Classics.
- 4.
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Wayne Hill
Left Bank Two ('Vision On Gallery' Theme Tune)
Performer: The Noveltones.- The A To Z Of British TV Themes - Volume 2.
- Play It Again.
- 29.
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Claude Debussy
De l'aube à midi sur la mer (La Mer)
Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.- GBѿý.
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Domenico Cimarosa
I tre amanti (Overture)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.- Overtures - Leppard.
- Philips Classics.
- 7.
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Thelonious Monk
Round Midnight
Performer: Rob Luft. Performer: Dave O’Higgins. Performer: Misha Mullov-Abbado. Performer: Ross Stanley. Performer: Billy Pod. Music Arranger: Rob Luft. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 40 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Tarmo Peltokoski.- Mozart Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Elfrida Andrée
String Quartet in D minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: The Stockholm Quartet.- Caprice.
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.- Sibelius Prokofiev: Violin Concerto.
- WARNER.
- 2.
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Frédéric Chopin
Prelude No.15 in D flat major "Raindrop"
Performer: Behzod Abduraimov.- Alpha.
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Arthur Bliss
Things to come (March)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos Movies.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in G (3rd mvt. Rondo all' ongarese)
Ensemble: Trio Fontenay.- Haydn: Piano Trios: Trio Fontenay.
- Teldec.
- 9.
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Emmanuel Chabrier
Fête polonaise (Le roi malgré lui)
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Chabrier: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 14.
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Robert Schumann
Symphony No 2 in C major, Op 61 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Schumann: The Symphonies.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4.
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Benjamin Britten
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Onyx.
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Chiquinha Gonzaga
Corta Jaca
Performer: Esther Abrami. Music Arranger: Jan-Peter Klöpfel. Ensemble: Esther Abrami Ensemble.- Women.
- Sony Classical/Sony Music.
- 6.
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Maurizio Cazzati
Ciaccona
Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- All'Improviso.
- ALPHA.
- 3.
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Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D Major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Liza Ferschtman. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Elias Grandy.- Rubicon.
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- Wed 15 Oct 2025 06:30ѿý Radio 3