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The best classical music wake-up call

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 [email protected]

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Wed 3 Dec 202506:30
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Music Played

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Clarinet Concerto no.2 in E flat major Op.74 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.
    • Weber: Concertante Works for Clarinet and Horn: Michael Collins.
    • Chandos.
    • 12.

  • Johan Svendsen

    Romance in G major, Op 26

    Performer: Ragnhild Hemsing. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Eivind Aadland.
    • Berlin Classics.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Opus 109 (Beethoven _ Bach _ Schubert).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 9.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
    • Opus 109 (Beethoven _ Bach _ Schubert).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in B flat major, K 287 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.
    • Philips.

  • Darius Milhaud

    Scaramouche Op.165b (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
    • Poulenc: Music for 2 Pianos: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 10.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance in E minor Op.72 No.2

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Matinées musicales, Op 24 (Nos 3-5)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Britten: Young Person's Guide etc. Britten/Bonynge.
    • London.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Petite Messe Solennelle (Kyrie)

    Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Performer: Daniele Rossi. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle.
    • EMI.
    • 1-2.

  • John Rutter

    Suite Lyrique (6th mvt, Rondeau)

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: Sinfonia Cymru. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • DG.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, TWV 1:1175: No. 5, Offne dich, mein ganzes Herze

    Composer: Erdmann Neumeister. Ensemble: Neumeyer Consort. Conductor: Felix Koch. Singer: Fabian Kelly.
    • Telemann: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 4.
    • CPO.
    • 5.

  • Astor Piazzolla

    Fugue (3 Pieces)

    Performer: Vadim Vasilyevich Sakharov. Orchestra: Kremerata Baltica.
    • Piazzolla - Tango Ballet.
    • Teldec.
    • 12.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet no.11 in E major, G.275 (Minuet)

    Orchestra: Europa Galante.
    • Boccherini: String Quintets.
    • Virgin Veritas.
    • 13.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Belkis, Queen of Sheba (The Dance of Belkis at Dawn)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Respighi: Belkis Queen of Sheba and Metamorphoseon.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Piano Concerto: I. Allegro

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • My American Story: North.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Va, pensiero (Nabucco)

    Choir: Chorus of Opera North. Orchestra: Opera North Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.
    • Verdi: Nabucco: David Parry.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos: Concerto Italiano.
    • Naive.
    • 15.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Playing The Piano - US Version.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 2.

  • Marin Marais

    La sonnerie de Sainte-Geneviève du Mont de Paris

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Tous Les Matins Du Monde: Bande Originale du Film, Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo: Assai

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata Op. 106 and Eroica Variations Op. 35.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo (Live)

    Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra (.
    • Reference Recordings.
    • 101.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole (4th mvt 'Feria')

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.
    • ONYX.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Violin Concerto in C major, H VIIa 1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées.
    • Joseph Haydn - violin concertos.
    • ARCHIV.
    • 3.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Andante Festivo

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Dec 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3