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Ease into the day with classical music

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

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3 hours

Last on

Tue 2 Apr 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin (Prélude)

    Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Ravel: La valse, M. 72 & Other Works.
    • BIS.
    • 101.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Sonata VII (The Seven last words of our Saviour on the Cross H.20.1b)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • William Grant Still

    Land of Peace (Africa)

    Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leon Botstein.
    • Still: Africa.
    • American Symphony Orchestra.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita in E, BWV1006a (Prelude)

    Performer: Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo.
    • Georgi Dimitrov-Jojo: Guitar Recital.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Gavotte (Holberg Suite)

    Orchestra: TrondheimSolistene. Conductor: Øyvind Gimse.
    • Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style.
    • 2L.
    • 3.
  • Elfrida Andrée

    Piano Quintet in E minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Lena Johnson. Ensemble: The Stockholm Quartet.
    • Caprice.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no. 6 in F major, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6, Opp. 67 & 68.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 2.
  • Aram Khachaturian

    Masquerade Suite (Waltz)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Khachaturian: Piano Concerto etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Dargason (St Paul's Suite)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Gustav Holst.
    • Documents.
    • 11.
  • Cécile Chaminade

    Thème varié

    Performer: Sarah Cahill.
    • The Future is Female, Vol. 3, 'At Play'.
    • First Hand Records.
    • 2.
  • Robert Schumann

    Concertstück in F major, Op.86 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • RCA.
  • Steven Sametz

    When he shall die

    Choir: Phoenix Bach Choir.
    • CHANDOS.
  • John Williams

    Across the Stars (Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones)

    Performer: Anne‐Sophie Mutter. Orchestra: Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Across The Stars.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.
  • Claude Debussy

    'Cake Walk' from Children's Corner

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Peter Graham

    Gaelforce

    Ensemble: Band of the Royal Irish Regiment. Conductor: Captain A. Knox.
    • Cry Of The Celts.
    • Soundline Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A, K,622 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Mozart:Flute/Flute & Harp & Clarinet Concerti.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 7.
  • Lorenzo Allegri

    Canario

    Orchestra: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 16.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vocalise

    Ensemble: Huberman Piano Trio.
    • Rachmaninov: Suites for Two Pianos and works for Piano Trio.
    • Divine Art.
    • 11.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Beatus vir a 6

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Phyllis Tate

    Springtime at Kew (London Fields)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • LYRITA.
  • George Walker

    Prelude and Caprice

    Performer: Alexandre Dossin.
    • Walker: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jennifer Pike. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos CHSA 5161.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Trad.

    Afton Water

    Music Arranger: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • The Sprig of Thyme traditional songs.
    • Collegium.
    • 23.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Dice amor (Berenice, regina d'Egitto)

    Singer: Klara Ek. Orchestra: Il Complesso Barocco. Conductor: Alan Curtis.
    • Handel: Berenice. Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 17.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    Tonight (West Side Story)

    Music Arranger: Richard Balcombe. Ensemble: The London Cello Sound. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • The London Cello Sound.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 501.
  • Franz Schubert

    Moment musical in C sharp minor D.780 no.4

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Schubert: Piano Sonata/Moments Musicaux: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 8.
  • Jenny McLeod

    Rock Concerto (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Eugene Albulescu. Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uwe Grodd.
    • Naxos.

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