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The finest classical music to elevate your morning

Mark Forrest 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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Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 5 in G Major

    Performer: Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt.
    • Rachmaninov: Préludes.
    • La Dolce Volta.
    • 16.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 \"Paris\": 1. Allegro assai

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: James Levine.
    • Mozart: The Symphonies (Collectors Edition).
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Performer: Tanja Tetzlaff. Performer: Lars Vogt.
    • Schubert: Chamber Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 4.

  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Music Arranger: Tom E. Morrison. Music Arranger: Rachel Morrison.
    • A Festival of Christmas Carols.
    • Metro.
    • 5.

  • Eddie Pola

    It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

    Composer: George Wyle. Performer: Alexis Ffrench. Music Arranger: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Christmas.
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Trad.

    The Boar's Head Carol

    Ensemble: Windborne.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Waltz on the Ice (Winter Bonfire, Op 122)

    Orchestra: Russian Season Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vincent Figuri.
    • Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire Op. 122.
    • Salamandre.
    • 19.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Mandolin Concerto in C Major RV 425: I. Allegro

    Performer: Raffaele La Ragione. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Francesco Corti.
    • Mandolin on Stage.
    • Arcana.
    • 1.

  • Trad.

    The Holly and The Ivy (Arr. for Choir by Ola Gjeilo)

    Music Arranger: Ola Gjeilo. Choir: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.
    • A Meridian Christmas.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 105.

  • Max Bruch

    Concerto for violin and orch no. 1 (Op.26) in G minor; 3. Finale

    Performer: Kerson Leong. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hahn.
    • Bruch: Violin Concerto no. 1: Perlman, Haitink.
    • ALPHA CLASSICS.
    • 2.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner; Images; Estampes etc..
    • Hyperion.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: III. Serenade for the Doll

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner; Images; Estampes etc..
    • Hyperion.

  • Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119: IV. The Snow Is Dancing

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Debussy: Children's Corner; Images; Estampes etc..
    • Hyperion.

  • Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    A Carol Symphony i) Allegro energico

    Orchestra: German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Pietari Inkinen.
    • Festklänge.
    • SWR Classic.
    • 8.

  • Arturo Márquez

    Danzon No. 2 (Live From Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2010)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Rossini: Overtures And Arias / Latin American Favorites (Live From Walt Disney C.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 3, Hob. III:67: I. Vivace assai

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64.
    • Chandos.
    • 109.

  • George Gershwin

    Girl Crazy (Overture)

    Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Portrait of Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • CBS Masterworks.
    • 12.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Danse Macabre

    Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 4.

  • John Williams

    Home Alone "The House (Instrumental)"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Anniversary Edition).
    • Masterworks.
    • 3.

  • Trad.

    The 12 Apostles

    Music Arranger: Jackie Oates. Singer: Jackie Oates. Singer: Belinda O'Hooley.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    La Boutique fantasque, P. 120 (After Rossini): VIII. Galop

    Conductor: John Neschling. Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège.
    • Respighi: Orchestral Works.
    • BIS.
    • 211.

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Dec 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3