Ease into the day with 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 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O felix anima
Choir: Anonymous 4.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Mario Castelnuovo‐Tedesco
Concerto for 2 Guitars (2nd mvt)
Performer: Kazuhito Yamashita. Performer: 山下直子. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concertos.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 8.
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Camden Stewart
Transcendence
Performer: Camden Stewart.- Camden Luke Bonsu-Stewart.
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Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt Suite No 1: Morning Mood
Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.- Sommernachtskonzert 2015 / Summer Night Concert 2015.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christe, aller Welt Trost (from Clavier-Übung III)
Performer: James McVinnie.- Bach: Clavier-Übung III.
- Pentatone.
- 103.
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Scherzo)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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Emanuele Barbella
Mandolin Concerto (2nd mvt)
Performer: Avi Avital. Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- Concertos.
- DG.
- 8.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Die tote Stadt: Marietta's Lied (Live)
Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera. Conductor: James Levine.- Her Greatest Moments at the MET.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 32.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in G Major for Flute and Violin (1st mvt)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Ashley Solomon.- Telemann: Ino Cantata and Double Concertos.
- Channel Classics.
- 18.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in G Major for Flute and Violin (4th mvt)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Ashley Solomon.- Telemann: Ino Cantata and Double Concertos.
- Channel Classics.
- 21.
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George Walker
Lyric for Strings
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Kellen Gray.- African American Voices.
- Linn Records.
- 2.
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Sergei Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Var. 18
Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18. Andante cantabil.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 1.
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Emma Rawicz
Vera
Performer: Emma Rawicz. Performer: Scottie Thompson. Performer: Marc Michel. Singer: Freddie Jensen.![]()
Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
L'Amant anonyme: Overture (part 1)
Orchestra: La Cetra Barockorchester Basel. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.- Sopranista.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 7.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
L'Amant anonyme: Overture (part 2)
Orchestra: La Cetra Barockorchester Basel. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.- Sopranista.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 8.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
L'Amant anonyme: Overture (part 3)
Orchestra: La Cetra Barockorchester Basel. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.- Sopranista.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 9.
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Peter Ludwig Hertel
Clog Dance (La Fille mal gardée)
Music Arranger: John Lanchbery. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: John Lanchbery.- Herold/Lecocq: La Fille mal gardee: Royal Opera House Orchestra/Lanchbery.
- Decca.
- 17.
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Trad.
The Dark Eyed Sailor
Performer: Olivia Chaney.- Olivia Chaney.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade in G major, K 525, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (1st mvt)
Conductor: Jane Glover. Orchestra: London Mozart Players.- Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
- EMI Classics.
- 1.
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Carl Nielsen
Wind Quintet Op 43 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Sabine Meyer. Performer: Jonathan Kelly. Performer: Stefan Schweigert. Performer: Radek Baborák.- Nielsen: Clarinet & Flute Concertos, Wind Quintet.
- Warner Classics.
- 8.
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Alexandre Desplat
Body Building (Frankenstein)
Performer: Eldbjorg Hemsing. Conductor: Alexandre Desplat. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Frankenstein.
- Netflix Music.
- 15.
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Léo Delibes
Waltz (Coppelia)
Orchestra: Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- Delibes: Coppelia: Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon/Nagano.
- Erato.
- 2.
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Eric Coates
Concert Waltz 'Footlights'
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Avie.
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Fritz Kreisler
Liebesfreud
Performer: Maxim Vengerov. Performer: Ian Brown.- Phénoménal Vengerov.
- Warner Classics.
- 7.
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Giacomo Puccini
Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.- Verismo.
- Onyx Classics.
- 8.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in C major, RV 114
Orchestra: Berlin Academy for Early Music. Director: Georg Kallweit.- Vivaldi: Cello Concertos: Queyras/Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 14-15.
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Leonard Bernstein
Wonderful Town (Overture)
Music Arranger: Charlie Harmon. Orchestra: São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Bernstein: Marin Alsop's Complete Naxos Recordings.
- Naxos.
- 22.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Carnival of the Animals
Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth. Orchestra: Les Siècles.- Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems - Le Carnaval des animaux - L'Assassinat du duc de.
- harmonia mundi.
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Thomas Campion
Never weather-beaten sail
Choir: Stile Antico.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Joseph Curiale
Adelina de Maya - Movement 2
Conductor: Joseph Curiale. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.- Awakening.
- Black Box.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)
Performer: Sarah Schuster Ericsson.- DORIAN SONO LUMINUS.
Broadcast
- Fri 13 Mar 202606:30BBC Radio 3

