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Wake up 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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Music Played

  • Alessandro Marcello

    Oboe Concerto in D minor (2nd mvt, Adagio)

    Performer: Douglas Boyd. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Alexander Schneider.
    • Mozart, Vivaldi, Marcello, Wolf, J. Strauss: Schneider 80th Birthday Concert.
    • COE Records.
    • 009.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Romance of the Prairie Lilies, Op.39

    Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, orchestral works.
    • MARCO POLO.
    • 14.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.
    • Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118.
    • Pentatone.
    • 105.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fürchte dich nicht, BWV 228

    Choir: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart. Director: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • J.S. Bach: The Motets, BWV 225-230.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 18.

  • Johann Strauss II

    The Blue Danube (Waltz)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Georgiadis.
    • Let's Dance.
    • LSO Live.
    • 110.

  • Helen Ostafew

    Ave Maria

    Choir: World Choir for Peace. Conductor: Nicol Matt.
    • Peaceful Choir - New Sound of Choral Music.
    • Sony.
    • 7.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 20 (2nd mvt, Romance)

    Performer: Marie-Ange Nguci. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, KV 466 & 22, KV 482.
    • Alpha.

  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Symphony in B minor (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Anna Skryleva.
    • Kashperova: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 2 & Symphony in B Minor, Op. 4.
    • CapriccioNR.
    • 105.

  • Duke Ellington

    Isfahan

    Composer: Billy Strayhorn. Performer: Bobby Watson. Performer: Peter Walden. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • American Music.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 305.

  • Claude Debussy

    En bateau (Petite suite)

    Orchestrator: Henri Büsser. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Debussy: Night in Granada: Philharmonia Orchestra/Simon.
    • Cala.

  • Franz Schubert

    Wasserflut (Winterreise)

    Performer: Jörg Demus. Lyricist: Wilhelm Müller. Singer: Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau.
    • Schubert: Winterreise.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Johann Friedrich Fasch

    Trumpet Concerto in D major

    Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.
    • Wynton Marsalis: Baroque Music for Trumpet.
    • Sony.
    • 1-3.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Mandolin Concerto in C major

    Performer: Raffaele La Ragione. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Francesco Corti.
    • Mandolin on Stage.
    • Arcana.
    • 3-5.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio No 2 (4th mvt, Finale)

    Ensemble: Sitkovetsky Trio.
    • Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trios.
    • BIS.
    • 104.

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park (main theme)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • MCA Records.

  • Julius Fucik

    The Old Grumbly Bear

    Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Inma Shara.
    • La Isla De Los Sonidos.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 8.

  • Luciano Berio

    Ritirata notturna di Madrid [after Boccherini]

    Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Berio: Orchestral transcriptions: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Johan Halvorsen

    Symphony No 3 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Halvorsen: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • Trad.

    The Canadian set

    Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Director: Bjarte Eike.
    • The Alehouse Sessions.
    • RUBICON.
    • 2.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Waltz (from 'Masquerade')

    Orchestra: French Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • Ballets russes.
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Dixit Dominus (mvts 1-4)

    Performer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Performer: Ruth Massey. Performer: Grace Davidson. Performer: Mark Dobell. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Handel: Dixit Dominus - Steffani: Stabat Mater.
    • Coro.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Leopold Stokowski.
    • Orchestral Music (Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra - Cd Premiere.
    • Music and Arts Programs of America.
    • 08.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester. Conductor: Enrico Onofri.
    • Beethoven & The Italians: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 - Cherubini, Rossini, Spontin.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 102.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Symphony no.3 in C minor Op.78 'Organ' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Daniel Roth. Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

Broadcast

  • Thu 17 Sep 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3