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Live from Durham Cathedral

Radio 3 Breakfast continues its journey through the north east of England, visiting the historic city of Durham.

Radio 3 Breakfast continues its journey through the north east of England, visiting the historic city of Durham.

Built in 1093 to house the Shrine of St Cuthbert, Durham Cathedral has a rich history. It's the resting place of the Venerable Bede and the location for the first two Harry Potter films. With live music from organist Daniel Cook, local expert and folk singer Bill Elliott singing a rendition of the mining anthem ‘Farewell Johnny Miner’ and the sound of the cathedral bells, Petroc will see the morning in live from Durham Cathedral.

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3 hours

Last on

Thu 25 Jul 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • James MacMillan

    O Radiant Dawn

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Jon Lord

    Morning; Durham Awakes (Durham Concerto)

    Performer: Kathryn Tickell. Performer: Jon Lord. Performer: Ruth Palmer. Performer: Matthew Barley. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mischa Damev.
    • Jon Lord: Durham Concerto.
    • AVIE.
    • 2.
  • Richard Lloyd

    Christ is the Morning Star

    Choir: Durham Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Daniel Cook.
    • Choral Evensong - Sun 22 May 2022.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorale Prelude on Allein Gott in der Höh', sei Ehr', BWV 662

    Performer: Daniel Cook.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony: LSO/Hickox.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere mei Deus

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Victor Ewald

    Brass Quintet No.3 in D flat major, Op. 7: III Andante

    Ensemble: RNS Brass Quintet.
  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.
  • Amy Beach

    Peace I Leave with You

    Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Ensemble: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Pembroke College Girls' Choir.
    • All Things Are Quite Silent.
    • Signum Records.
    • 10.
  • Traditional Northumbria

    Songs of Northumbria

    Music Arranger: Ray Chester. Ensemble: RNS Brass Quintet.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Rondo capriccioso in E major/minor Op.14 for piano

    Performer: Cristina Ortiz.
    • Encore!.
    • COLLINS CLASSICS.
    • 2.
  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite (Arr. for String Orchestra): III. Minuet

    • Ireland: A Downland Suite & Other Works - Bridge: Suite for String Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Ed Pickford

    Farewell Johnny Miner

    Performer: Bill Elliott.
  • Robert Saint

    Gresford (The Miners' Hymn)

    Performer: Durham Miners' Association Brass Band.
    • The Big Meeting - Music of the Miners Gala.
    • Self Release.
  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arlésienne suite no.1 (Carillon)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Bizet: Suites from L'Arlesienne and Carmen: Ulster Orch, Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 16.
  • Conrad William Eden

    Grey Towers of Durham

    Choir: Durham Cathedral Choir. Director: James Lancelot.
    • Priory.
  • John Williams

    Hedwig's Theme

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (AKA Philosopher's Stone) Original Motion.
    • Atlantic Records.
    • 19.
  • Billy Mayerl

    Bats in the Belfry

    Performer: Susan Tomes.
    • Virgin.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte K.588)

    Singer: Hillevi Martinpelto. Singer: Alison Hagley. Singer: Sir Thomas Allen. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Simon Rattle on EMI Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 2.
  • Anonymous

    Kyrie Cuthberte prece

    Choir: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.
    • En Albion: Medieval Polyphony in England.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 11.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces - book 8 Op.65)

    Orchestrator: Franz Josef Breuer. Orchestra: Â鶹ԼÅÄ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.
    • Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigur Jorsalfar.
    • NAXOS.
    • 11.
  • John Garth

    Cello Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 2: I. Allegro moderato

    Performer: Richard Tunnicliffe. Ensemble: Avison Ensemble. Conductor: Pavlo Beznosiuk.
    • Garth, J.: Six Concertos for the Violoncello.
    • Divine Art.
    • 201.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 "From the New World" (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Dvořák:Symphony No. 9, From the New world - Sibelius: Finlandia.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 202.
  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    Allegro in D minor Op 105 No 6

    Performer: Daniel Cook.

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