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Ease into the day with classical music

Linton Stephens presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from London. With Bach Before 7 and the best in classical music. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected].

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Fri 31 Oct 202506:30
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 18 in F Major, K. 130: II. Andantino grazioso

    Conductor: Ádám Fischer. Orchestra: Danish National Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: 45 Symphonies.
    • Dacapo.
    • 84.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in G major, Op 32 No 5

    Performer: Anna Fedorova.
    • Anna Fedorova: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1.
    • Channel Classics Records.
    • 6.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Beethoven: 9 Symphonies; Overtures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Felice Anerio

    Ave Regina caelorum

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Music from the Sistine Chapel.
    • Coro.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai

    Performer: Sophie Gent. Conductor: Olivier Fortin. Ensemble: Ensemble Masques.
    • J. S. Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 18.

  • Charles Gounod

    Funeral march of a marionette

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quintet in E flat major Op.97 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet. Performer: Pavel Nikl.
    • Dvorak: Quintets Op. 81 & 97.
    • Supraphon.
    • 6.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob.VIIe:1: II. Andante

    Performer: Romain Leleu. Orchestra: Baltic Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Emmanuel Leducq‐Barôme.
    • Hummel, Haydn & Neruda: Trumpet Concertos.
    • Aparté.
    • 8.

  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no.3 in C minor (2nd mvt)

    Composer: Anthony Payne. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • LSO Live.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Praeludium)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Grieg: Complete music with orchestra: Gothenburg SO/Jarvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony in C Major, GB 115: IV. Allegro vivace

    Conductor: Kazuki Yamada. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Premières symphonies: Bizet, Gounod & Saint-Saëns.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 4.

  • Frederick Delius

    Serenade from Hassan

    Performer: Shiry Rashkovsky. Performer: Ian Tindale. Music Arranger: Lionel Tertis.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia)

    Ensemble: Orfeo 55. Director: Nathalie Stutzmann.
    • Vivaldi: Prima Donna.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 15-17.

  • Caroline Shaw

    ...and the Swallow

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • A Prayer for Deliverance.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 104.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 3 in D major, D 200 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

    Performer: Hélène Grimaud.
    • ERATO.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Introduction Et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28

    Performer: Leia Zhu. Conductor: Howard Griffiths. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Josquin des Prez

    Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae (Credo)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Gimell.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets

    Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.
    • Prokofiev: Music from Romeo and Juliet.
    • SFS Media.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto in E flat major, K.482 - 3rd movt

    Performer: Julius Asal. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Jacqueline Shave.

  • Giuseppe Tartini

    Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill' (Sogni dell autore)

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Christian Curnyn. Performer: Catherine Rimer. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • Nicola Benedetti, Italia.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Mary Howe

    Berceuse

    Performer: Joanna Goldstein.
    • Centaur Records, Inc..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV.565

    Performer: Olivier Latry.
    • La Dolce Volta.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Marco Polo - main theme

    Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Conductor: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Roma Sinfonietta.
    • Yo-Yo Ma - The Classic Albums Collection.
    • Masterworks.
    • 17.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Euryanthe (Overture)

    Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jean‐Jacques Kantorow.
    • Weber: Overtures: Tapiola Sinfonietta/Kantorow.
    • BIS.
    • 006.

  • Paul Mealor

    Beneath Thy Compassion

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • VOCES8 Records.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Fantasía para un gentilhombre: IV. Canario

    Performer: Charles Ramirez. Conductor: Douglas Boyd. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasía Para un Gentilhombre, Elogio de la guit.
    • Signum Records.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Fri 31 Oct 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3