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Roll out of bed into classical music

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

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Sun 2 Nov 202506:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Lullaby

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 29 in A major, K 201 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Christopher George. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Symphonies; SCO; Sir Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn.
    • 2.

  • John Williams

    Saving Private Ryan - music for the film: Hymn to the Fallen

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Eventide.
    • Decca.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F major, BWV 1047 (1st mvt)

    Performer: David Blackadder. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Laurence Cummings.
    • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 2, 3 & 5 [Live].
    • AAM Recordings.

  • 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.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Symphony in G Major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy for Early Music, Berlin.
    • C.P.E. Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 12.

  • William Byrd

    The Bells

    Performer: Michele Pasotti. Performer: Flora Papadopoulos. Ensemble: Il Caleidoscopio.
    • Lawes: New Old Albion.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 13.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Silken Ladder (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edward Elgar

    Severn Suite Op.87 (Minuet)

    Ensemble: The Fairey Band. Conductor: James Gourlay.
    • Brass from the Masters, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Serenade (Overture)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Stig Westerberg.
    • Stenhammar: Piano Concerto No.2, Serenade etc..
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Alexander Borodin

    String Quartet No. 2 in D Major (3rd mvt. "Nocturne")

    Ensemble: Dragon Quartet.
    • Dragon Quartet: Borodin - Shostakovich - Weinberg.
    • Channel Classics Records.
    • 3.

  • Uuno Klami

    Sea pictures for orchestra; 1.The Foggy Morning

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Finlandia.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hebrides Overture

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Violin Concertos Collection.
    • Linn Records.
    • 1.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3

    Performer: Truls Mørk. Performer: Louis Lortie.
    • Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol. 8.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No.1 "Spring" (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Dresdner Philharmonie. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • Schumann: Complete Symphonies.
    • Pentatone.

  • Max Richter

    The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed: Spring 0 + Spring 1

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Max Richter.
    • The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1-2.

  • Marianna Martines

    Symphony in C Major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.
    • Martines: Symphony in C Major, Psalms 110 & 151.
    • CPO.
    • 201.

  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
    • Neujahrskonzert 2025 / New Year's Concert 2025 / Concert du Nouvel An 2025.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 8.

  • Leos Janáček

    Moon Waltz (The Excursions of Mr Broucek - Suite)

    Music Arranger: Jaroslav Smolka. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • Janacek: The Eternal Gospel; The Excursions of Mr Broucek.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gloria (Mass in B minor)

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • J. S. Bach, Mass in B minor: Dunedin Consort and Players.
    • Linn.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sun 2 Nov 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3