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Brighten your day with classical music

Linton Stephens 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 [email protected].

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Tue 28 Oct 202506:30
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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Koulutie, JS112 (The Way To School)

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Heikki Seppänen.
    • Sibelius: Complete Works for Mixed Choir.
    • Ondine.
    • 21.

  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    En vintersaga, Op. 18: I. Siciliana

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
    • 5.

  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    En vintersaga, Op. 18: II. Intermezzo

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
    • 6.

  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    En vintersaga, Op. 18: III. Pastoral

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester.
    • Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
    • 7.

  • Lars‐Erik Larsson

    En vintersaga, Op. 18: IV. Epilogue

    Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • jpc schallplatten Versandhandels GmbH.
    • 8.

  • Anna Bon di Venezia

    Sonata No.6 in G major (Six Sonate da Camera Op.1)

    Performer: Stefano Bet. Performer: Francesco Cera.
    • Sonate Veneziane del '700.
    • TACTUS.
    • 016.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Double Concerto in D minor, BWV.1043

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Andrew Manze.
    • J.S.Bach, Solo & Double Violin Concertos.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 2.

  • Léo Delibes

    Waltz (Coppelia)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Delibes: Coppelia: Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon/Nagano.
    • Erato.
    • 2.

  • Muzio Clementi

    Capriccio in B flat major Op.17

    Performer: Howard Shelley.
    • Clementi: Capriccios & Variations.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.39 in E flat major K.543 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Ensemble Resonanz. Conductor: Riccardo Minasi.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41 "Jupiter".
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 101.

  • Antônio Carlos Gomes

    String sonata in D major (4th mvt)

    Music Arranger: Brazilian Guitar Quartet. Ensemble: Brazilian Guitar Quartet.
    • Essȇncia Do Brasil - Brazilian Guitar Quartet.
    • Delos.
    • 12.

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor

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

  • Nigel Hess

    Thames Journey

    Orchestra: London Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Nigel Hess.
    • East Coast Pictures - The Wind Band Music of Nigel Hess.
    • Fly.
    • 1.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto in G minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.

  • William Hurlstone

    Hurlstone: 4 Characteristic Pieces: IV. Scherzo

    Performer: Clifford Benson. Performer: Dame Thea King.
    • English Music for Clarinet & Piano I: Finzi, Stanford etc..
    • Hyperion.
    • 16.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in A Minor (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • American Quintets.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Sicilian Vespers (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Speranza Scappucci.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2.
    • Pentatone.
    • 103.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2.
    • Pentatone.
    • 104.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Polonaise in E flat major

    Orchestra: Prague Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.
    • SUPRAPHON.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Candide (Overture)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • Mehta - Gershwin; Copland; Bernstein; Kraft.
    • Decca.
    • 10.

  • Patrick Hawes

    The Wildflower Meadow (Highgrove Suite)

    Performer: Claire Jones. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.
    • Patrick Hawes, Highgrove Suite: Claire Jones, Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Classic FM.
    • 2.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in F Major, Op. 73, Hob. XV:17: II. Finale. Tempo di Menuetto

    Performer: Josu de Solaun. Performer: Eun-Sun Hong. Performer: Stefan Tarara.
    • Haydn: Piano Trios, Vol. 9.
    • Naxos.
    • 102.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - III. Tempo di Menuetto

    Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra.
    • National Symphony Orchestra.

  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Conductor: Marc Albrecht.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (I. Aria "Cantilena")

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Saudade.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 6.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet no.14 in D minor 'Death and the Maiden' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia etc: Philharmonia/Ashkenazy.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Tue 28 Oct 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3