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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk

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Mon 16 Dec 2024 06:30

Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    En Bateau (Petite Suite)

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Hyperion.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Romance no. 2 in F major Op.50 for violin and orchestra

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • ONYX.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no.3 in G minor Op.36 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • Louise Farrenc: Symphonies 1 and 3.
    • CPO.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36: 1. Chorus & 2. Chorale

    Lyricist: Anonymous. Singer: Sibylla Rubens. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Bach: Advent Cantatas.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.
  • Samuel Dushkin

    Sicilienne

    Composer: Maria Theresia von Paradis. Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • The Lyrical Clarinet Vol 3.
    • Chandos.
    • 04.
  • Jule Styne

    Let it snow

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Performer: Julian Lage. Performer: Rob Moose. Performer: Michael Aarons. Performer: William Holhouse. Music Arranger: Rob Moose. Singer: Chris Lightcap.
    • Musical Gifts From Joshua Bell and Friends.
    • Sony/Masterworks.
    • 2.
  • Trad.

    Ave maris stella

    Music Arranger: Bror Samuelsson. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Yulefest! - Christmas Music & Carols from Trinity College Cambridge.
    • Hyperion.
    • 15.
  • Frank Merrick

    Suite in the 18th Century Style (Siciliano)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis.
    • HYPERION.
  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu in A flat major, D.899 no.4

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Le Voyage Magnifique, Schubert: Impromptus; Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no. 41 (K.551) in C major "Jupiter", 1st mvt; Allegro vivace

    Performer: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.
  • Traditional English

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Performer: Brighouse and Rastrick Band. Conductor: David Hirst.
    • Crimson.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes' Op. 33a: II. Sunday Morning

    Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Images.
    • Signum Records.
    • 10.
  • Gang Chen

    Butterfly Lovers violin concerto (1st mvt - Falling in love)

    Composer: Zhanhao He. Performer: Chloe Chua. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rodolfo Barr谩ez.
    • Butterfly Lovers & Paganini.
    • Pentatone.
    • 1.
  • Trad.

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Music Arranger: Charles Wood. Ensemble: VOCES8.
    • Christmas.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 601.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite: Alla marcia

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Okko Kamu.
    • Sibelius: Orchestral Works: Various orchestras and conductors.
    • Finlandia.
    • 4.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in D major, H.15.8

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • PHILIPS.
  • William James Kirkpatrick

    Away in a Manger

    Music Arranger: William Llewellyn. Singer: Thomas Blunt. Choir: Worcester Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Donald Hunt.
    • Joy to the World: Carols from Worcester Cathedral.
    • Hyperion.
    • 18.
  • Joby Talbot

    The Mad Hatter's Tea Party (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - suite)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Austin.
    • Signum.
  • Jeremiah Clarke

    Trumpet voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March)

    Performer: Peter Hurford. Music Arranger: Peter Hurford. Ensemble: Michael Laird Brass Ensemble.
    • Trumpet Voluntary.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Becky McGlade

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Choir: 成人论坛 Singers. Conductor: Benjamin Goodson.
  • Traditional Indian

    Pashto (excerpt)

    • ARC MUSIC.
  • Trad.

    The Ash Grove

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Philip Langridge.
    • Britten: Folk Song Arrangements.
    • Naxos.
    • 6.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Prelude on an Old Carol Tune

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • The Solent.
    • Albion Records.
    • 15.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major Op.19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: 成人论坛 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Beethoven Complete Piano Concertos Lewis - Belohlavek.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 6.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle"

    Conductor: Georges Pr锚tre. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Soci茅t茅 des Concerts du Conservatoire.
    • Puccini: Tosca (1965 - Pr锚tre) - Callas Remastered.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 24.
  • Trad.

    Deck the Halls

    Music Arranger: Bj枚rn Kleiman. Ensemble: Camerata Tchaikovsky.
    • Christmas Without Words.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 301.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Zigeunerweisen Op.20

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Muzio Clementi

    Keyboard Sonata in C Major, Op 33 No 3 (3rd mvmt, Presto)

    Performer: Maria Clementi.
    • Muzio Clementi: Piano Sonatas.
    • Dynamic.
    • 103.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Petite suite de concert III. Un sonnet d'amour

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
    • Decca.

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