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Kickstart your day with the best classical music

Hannah French presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show. You can contact the show by emailing 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk.

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Sat 30 May 202606:30
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Music Played

  • Josef Myslivecek

    Wind Octet no.1 in E flat major (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: L’Orfeo Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Carin van Heerden.
    • Myslivecek: Complete Wind Octets & Quintets: L'Orfeo Blaeserensemble/van Heerden.
    • CPO.

  • Thomas Weelkes

    O Lord, Arise Into Thy Resting Place

    Conductor: Mark Duley. Ensemble: Resurgam. Ensemble: The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble.
    • Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 8.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Symphony No. 12 in G Minor, MWV N12 "Fuga": II. Andante

    Conductor: Michael Hofstetter. Orchestra: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester.
    • Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies.
    • Orfeo.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Fantasia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Fantasia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: The Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces.
    • Trumpet Concertos.
    • Simax Classics.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8. II - Scherzo. Allegro molto

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • Chandos.

  • Maurice Duruflé

    Trois Danses, Op. 6: I. Divertissement

    Conductor: John Wilson. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London.
    • Escales: French Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • Erik Satie

    Le poisson rêveur

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Satie: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.

  • Franz Schubert

    Entr'acte No.3 in B flat major (Incidental Music to Rosamunde)

    Ensemble: Wigmore Soloists.

  • Marianna Martines

    Piano sonata no.1 in G major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Joanna Kacperek.
    • In Plain Sight.
    • Rubicon.
    • 1.

  • Hubert Giraud

    Sous le ciel de Paris

    Composer: Jean Dréjac. Singer: Juliette Gréco.
    • Cafe Paris.
    • Cafe.
    • 23.

  • George Gershwin

    A foggy day in London town

    Performer: Ian Pace. Music Arranger: Michael Finnissy.
    • METIER.

  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Bartered Bride (Overture)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Trad.

    A Scotts Tune, by Mr. Lesslie

    Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe.
    • Softloud: Music for Acoustic and Electric Guitars.
    • Delphian Records.
    • 4.

  • Thomas Tallis

    If ye love me

    Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.
    • English Motets.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Overture in E flat major Op.24

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Violin, Cello, Strings and Continuo in A Major, RV 546

    Performer: Vladimir Waltham. Performer: Adrian Chandler. Orchestra: La Serenissima.
    • Vivaldi x2.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 9.

  • Benjamin Britten

    4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes (Dawn)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Britten: Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra: Bergen P.O., Neeme Jarvi.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    10 Preludes Op.23 (no.5 in G minor)

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • Yuja Wang - The Berlin Recital.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Die Schauspieldirektor K.486 (Overture)

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • Libertà! Mozart & the opera.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 201.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Humoresque (Fantasiestücke Op.5)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro - Presto

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Malin Broman.
    • Beethoven/5 Vol. 5.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 May 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3