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Radio 3,03 May 2026,180 mins

Three Hours of Classical Sparkle

Sunday Morning

Available for 28 days

Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you’re enjoying a quiet coffee, preparing for Sunday lunch or heading into the outdoors. This week, Sarah has a mixture of orchestral gems, delicate piano music and luscious choral textures to enliven your day. Her Sunday Sequence has a humorous feel to reflect the fact it is World Laughter Day – can you guess what she’s going to include? And there's also a chance to hear from a fabulous complete recording of Beethoven’s First Symphony. Also, Sarah's choral reflection takes us to the skies with Charles Villiers Stanford's most beloved partsong, “The Blue Bird”. A Tandem Production for BBC Radio 3.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Violin Concerto no.4 in D major (3rd mvt)
    Violin Concerto no.4 in D major (3rd mvt)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. 2.
    Impromptu No 4 in A flat major, D 899
    Impromptu No 4 in A flat major, D 899
    Franz Schubert
  4. 3.
    Planet Earth (The Journey of the Sun)
    Planet Earth (The Journey of the Sun)
    George Fenton