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Your classical alarm call

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 8 Jan 202406:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Eric Whitacre

    Lux aurumque

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Cello Sonata in B major, Op 46 (1st mvt, Allegro moderato)

    Performer: Rebecca Knight. Performer: Diana Ambache.
    • Ambache Recordings.

  • Meredith Monk

    Ellis Island

    Ensemble: Dream House Quartet.
    • DG.

  • Steve Reich

    Electric Counterpoint (Fast)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Delphian.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gloria (Mass in G, BWV 236)

    Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Choir: Amsterdam Baroque Choir. Director: Ton Koopman.
    • Bach: Latin Church Music Volume 1.
    • Challenge Classics.
    • 11.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony (Playful Pizzicato)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.
    • Decca.

  • Charles Koechlin

    Sonata for flute and piano, Op 52 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Fenwick Smith. Performer: Martin Amlin.
    • Koechlin: Music for flute: Smith/Amlin.
    • Hyperion.
    • 20.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor Op.37 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • Beethoven: The Piano Concertos.
    • HYPERION.
    • 2.

  • Traditional English

    O Waly Waly - When I survey the wondrous cross

    Music Arranger: Jon Cohen. Ensemble: International Staff Band of the Salvation Army. Conductor: Stephen Cobb.
    • Decca.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op 26 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos.1 and 3.
    • Warner.
    • 2.

  • Traditional English

    Drive the Cold Winter Away

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons Op 67: Winter (Variation 1 'Frost')

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Olympia.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons Op 67: Winter (Variation 2 'Ice')

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Olympia.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons Op 67: Winter (Variation 3 'Hail')

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Olympia.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons Op 67: Winter (Variation 4 'Snow')

    Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Olympia.

  • Josef Suk

    Longing (Ten Songs, Op 15)

    Performer: Marián Lapšanský. Performer: Daniel Buranovský. Choir: Pražský komorní sbor. Director: Josef Pančík.
    • Chandos.

  • Josef Suk

    Single Grave (Ten Songs, Op 15)

    Performer: Marián Lapšanský. Performer: Daniel Buranovský. Choir: Pražský komorní sbor. Director: Josef Pančík.
    • Chandos.

  • Josef Suk

    Shepherds in Spring (Ten Songs, Op 15)

    Performer: Marián Lapšanský. Performer: Daniel Buranovský. Choir: Pražský komorní sbor. Director: Josef Pančík.
    • Chandos.

  • Bernard Herrmann

    Suite from "Wuthering Heights" - Act 1 Nocturne

    Music Arranger: Hans Emil Sørensen. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Herrmann: Suite from Wuthering Heights, Echoes for Strings.
    • Chandos.
    • 106.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 9.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Violin Concerto in D Major, K 053 (1st mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 101.

  • Richard Strauss

    Serenade in E flat major Op 7

    Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Linn.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Suite from Almira

    Music Arranger: Peter Holman. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Director: Peter Holman.
    • HYPERION.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Wiener Blut Waltz Op 354

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Sony.

  • Nicholas Britell

    Succession (Main Title Theme)

    • Milan Records.

  • Ludwig Göransson

    Oppenheimer (Oppenheimer OST)

    • Back Lot Music.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No 1 in G major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Suite no.2 Op.17 (Valse)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky.
    • The Rachmaninov Experience.
    • Warners.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Jan 202406:30
    BBC Radio 3