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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

  • Edvard Grieg

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Lilya Zilberstein. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Grieg: Piano Concerto, Lyric Suite, In Autumn: Zilberstein, Gothenburg SO, Jarvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Dies Natalis, Op. 8 - 1. Intrada

    Lyricist: Thomas Traherne. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 14.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
    • BIS.
    • 202.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • King of Kings.
    • Chandos.
    • 013.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Sleep

    Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Whitacre: Cloudburst & other choral works: Polyphony, Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Deux Morceaux (arr. for brass ensemble by Jarle Storløkken): I. Nocturne

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Ensemble: tenThing.
    • Boulanger: Deux Morceaux (arr. for brass ensemble by Jarle Storløkken): I. Noctu.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 102 in B-Flat Major, Hob.I:102: I. Largo - Vivace

    Conductor: Andreas Spering. Orchestra: Capella Augustina.
    • Kreuzberg Records.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C major, Op 18

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 18, No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile

    Ensemble: Szymanowski Quartet.
    • Beethoven, Schubert, Webern & Szymanowski: Vienna.
    • Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
    • 2.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture)

    Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées.
    • Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Herreweghe.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

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

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

  • Antoine de Févin

    Nesciens mater

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.
    • Josquin's Legacy.
    • Hyperion.
    • 15.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385: I. Allegro con spirito

    Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 36, Violin Concerto No. 3.
    • Aparté.
    • 1.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Symphony no.4 Op.82 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sachio Fujioka.
    • Yoshimatsu: Symphony No. 4, Trombone Concerto & Atom Hearts Club Suite.
    • Chandos.
    • 104.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Das Jahr, H. 385: No. 5, May. Frühlingslied

    Performer: Claire Huangci.
    • Alpha Classics.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Nocturne in B major, Op.40

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • NAXOS.

  • Richard Wagner

    The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Prelude

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.
    • DG.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Before the ice (O magnum mysterium)

    Choir: Commotio. Conductor: Matthew Berry.
    • Chilcott: The Rose in the Middle of Winter.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Gustav Holst

    Two Songs without Words, Op. 22: No. 1, Country Song

    Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Butterworth · Holst.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 6.

  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Colas Breugnon (Overture)

    Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Darrell Ang.
    • Kabalevsky: Works for Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.
    • 1.

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  • Sun 28 Dec 202506:30
    BBC Radio 3