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Rise and shine 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

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45: II. Andante

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Nielsen, Ibert & Arnold: Flute Concertos.
    • Ondine.
    • 302.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Lyric Pieces, Op 43 (No.1 Butterfly, No.4 Little Bird & No. 6 Spring)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Grieg: Poetic tone pictures Nos. 4-6, etc..
    • Erato.

  • Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concerto no.10 in D major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Zhou Qian. Orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin Mallon.
    • Saint-George: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol.2.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 1 in B flat major BWV.825 (2nd mvt. Allemande)

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
    • Bach: The Six Partitas.
    • Hyperion.

  • Percy Grainger

    Handel in the Strand

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • The Grainger Edition, Vol.2 - Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.6 in C major (2nd mvt)

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

  • Nicholas Lanier

    Symphonia in G major

    Ensemble: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble.
    • Music from the English Courts.
    • Nimbus.
    • 31.

  • Errollyn Wallen

    Peace on Earth

    Performer: Christopher Williams.
    • Still Glides the Stream.
    • Naxos.
    • 114.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in C major, K.373

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Sir James MacMillan.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite (3rd mvt: Minuet)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Creatures of Prometheus Op.43 (Finale)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • SONY.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 2nd mvt. Un Bal (Valse)

    Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montr茅al. Conductor: Rafael Payare.
    • Berlioz: Le carnaval romain & Symphonie fantastique.
    • Pentatone.
    • 03.

  • Claude Debussy

    Images - set 1 for piano, no.1; Reflets dans l'eau

    Performer: Emil Grigoryevich Gilels.
    • Legacy.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Oboe concerto in G major, TWV 51:g2 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Music Arranger: Ian Payne. Ensemble: Jess Gillam Ensemble.
    • Telemann: Oboe Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:g2 (Reconstr. Ian Payne): I. Andante.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Franz Leh谩r

    Gold and Silver - Waltz Op.79

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Vienna Soiree: Gardiner/Vienna PO.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Symphony No 1, Op 22 (3rd mvt, Allegro)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Gipps: Orchestral Works Vol. 3.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Griselda (Sinfonia)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Matheus. Conductor: Jean鈥怌hristophe Spinosi.
    • Naive.

  • Gustav Holst

    Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Sir Simon Rattle - Gustav Holst.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Lezghinka (Gayane)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Loris Tjeknavorian.
    • RCA.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E-flat major (2nd mvt)

    • Haydn, Ligeti & Mendelssohn: String Quartets.
    • Solo Musica.
    • 7.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 1 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: D眉sseldorfer Symphoniker. Conductor: 脕d谩m Fischer.
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 1.
    • CAvi-music.
    • 102.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Concert no.8 in G major 'Dans le go没t th茅芒tral' (Overture)

    Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
    • Decca.

  • Jonathan Dove

    Magic Flute Dances; I. Light (Tentative, getting faster and bolder)

    Performer: Emily Beynon. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-10718.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto in C Major (1st mvt. Moderato)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos; C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concerto.
    • Hyperion.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Sinfonia Antartica (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antartica.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 3 Violins in D Major, BWV 1064R (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.
    • Bach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Gli arredi festivi (Nabucco)

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: La Scala Orchestra, Milan.
    • Verdi: Choruses: Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Tue 14 Oct 2025 06:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3