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Launch the day with 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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Wed 23 Apr 202506:30
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Music Played

  • John Sheppard

    Libera nos, salva nos

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Music for Compline.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 32 (2nd mvt, Adagio cantabile)

    Ensemble: European Soloists, Luxembourg. Conductor: Christoph König.
    • NAXOS.

  • Craig Armstrong

    Balcony Scene (Romeo + Juliet)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Capitol.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871 (Book 2, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

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

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 101 in D Major, Hob. I:101 "The Clock" - II. Andante

    Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Haydn: Essentiel.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 6.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio sonata in A major, Op 4 No 3

    Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.
    • LINN.

  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto no.1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • François-Joseph Gossec

    Tambourin (Le Triomphe de la Republique)

    Music Arranger: Charles Gerhardt. Performer: James Galway. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.
    • James Galway - Celebrating 70 - A collection of Personal Favourites.
    • RCA.
    • 3.

  • Pyotr Illyich tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70: IV. Allegro vivace

    Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70: IV. Allegro vivace.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Sonata in E minor: III. Scherzo: Allegro

    Performer: Michelle Cann.
    • Revival.
    • Curtis Studio.
    • 03.

  • Ernest John Moeran

    6 Suffolk Folksongs (1. Nutting Time)

    Performer: John Talbot. Singer: Marcus Farnsworth.
    • Moeran: Folksong Arrangements.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Ernest Moeran

    Sonata for 2 violins (3rd mvt: Passacaglia)

    Performer: Darragh Morgan. Performer: Nicky Sweeney.
    • Ernest Moeran: Chamber Music.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 6.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Le Corsaire (Overture)

    Orchestra: Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Naxos.

  • Robert Young

    For Thy Sweet Love

    Choir: Octarium.
    • Octarium.

  • Edward Elgar

    Sursum corda Op.11

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Elgar: The Music Makers/Short Pieces: BBC SO/Davis.
    • Teldec.
    • 5.

  • Manuel de Falla

    El Amor Brujo - El circulo Mágico

    Ensemble: Scandinavian Guitar Duo.
    • Isaac Albéniz, Manuel de Falla & Joaquin Rodrigo.
    • Parlophone Denmark.
    • 13.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

    Orchestrator: Andreas Hallén. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances &Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite in D major HWV.349 (Alla hornpipe)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.
    • Handel: Water Music: The English Concert, Pinnock.
    • Archiv.
    • 8.

  • Reinhold Moritzevich Glière

    Octet in D (Finale)

    Performer: Florian Donderer. Performer: Hanna Weinmeister. Performer: Byol Kang. Performer: Gergana Gergova. Performer: Timothy Ridout. Performer: Tanja Tetzlaff. Performer: Alban Gerhardt.
    • Glière, Shostakovich & Hahn.
    • CAvi-music.
    • 4.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Missa brevis in F Major, K. 192: VI. Agnus Dei

    Choir: VokalEnsemble Köln. Orchestra: Kölner Kammerorchester. Singer: Martin Mitterrutzner. Singer: Sarah Romberger. Singer: Katharina Konradi. Conductor: Christoph Poppen.
    • Mozart: Complete Masses, Vol. 4.
    • Naxos.
    • 118.

  • William Walton

    Portsmouth Point

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Rachmaninov Piano Concertos - Leif Ove Andsnes - Antonio Pappano.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Henri Vieuxtemps

    Violin Concerto No 4 in D minor, Op 31 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Bernhard Crusell

    The Last Warrior (Introduction)

    Choir: Audi Young Persons' Choral Academy. Orchestra: Helsingin Barokkiorkesteri. Conductor: Aapo Häkkinen.
    • Crusell: The Last Warrior; Bassoon Concerto; Overture to 'The Little Slave Girl'.
    • Ondine.
    • 5.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Wonderful Town (Overture)

    Orchestra: Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Bernstein: Wonderful Town.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Apr 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3