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Ease into the day with classical music

Al Ryan presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford. With birdsong, 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

  • Thomas Newman

    Theme (From "American Beauty")

    • My American Story: North.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 10.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: II. Andante

    Orchestra: Il Pomo d’Oro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 40 - Oboe Concerto.
    • Aparté.
    • 2.

  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin, Act III: Bridal Chorus. "Treulich geführt ziehet dahin"

    Conductor: Bernard Haitink. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
    • Musiques pour un mariage.
    • Parlophone France.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • King of Kings.
    • Chandos.
    • 013.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Rose Adagio)

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Lazarev.
    • Tchaikovsky Essentials.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 27.

  • Edward Elgar

    There is Sweet Music (4 Part Songs, Op 53)

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • There Is Sweet Music: English Choral Songs, 1890-1950.
    • Collegium.
    • 1.

  • Hayato Sumino

    Lydian Harp

    Performer: Hayato Sumino.
    • Chopin Orbit.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Charles Ives

    Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Charles Ives: Complete Symphonies.
    • DG.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (1st mvt)

    Performer: Xuefei Yang. Orchestra: Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Conductor: Eije Oue.
    • Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez: Xuefei Yang.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Little Suite for Brass Band No 1 (Siciliano)

    Performer: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Conductor: Elgar Howarth.
    • Arnold on brass: Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Howarth/Arnold.
    • Conifer.
    • 18.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu No.3 in B Flat Major: Andante with Variations

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Schubert: Impromptus, D. 935; Pieces, D. 946; Variations, D. 576.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Don Carlos (ballet music - closing section)

    Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repušić.
    • Verdi: Ballet Music from "Don Carlos".
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 102.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Yeoman of the Guard (overture)

    Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • The Yeoman of the Guard and Trial by Jury.
    • TELARC.
    • 1.

  • Daniel Pemberton

    Connection (from "Project Hail Mary")

    Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London. Choir: London Voices. Conductor: Edward Farmer.
    • Project Hail Mary (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Milan Records.
    • 17.

  • Amy Beach

    Romance, Op.23

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Michael Brown.
    • Echoes.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Sibelius: Orchestral Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 103.

  • Niccolò Paganini

    La campanella

    Music Arranger: Fritz Kreisler. Performer: Francesca Dego. Performer: Francesca Leonardi.
    • Il Cannone.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • Florence Price

    Symphony no.4 in D minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.
    • Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 – William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Gli uccelli, P. 154: V. Il cucu

    Conductor: John Neschling. Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège.
    • Respighi: The Birds & Ancient Dances and Airs.
    • BIS.
    • 5.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Silent Noon (from The House of Life)

    Performer: Marcus Coleridge. Performer: Henry Smith.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 2 in D Major: I. Allegro non troppo

    Conductor: Kent Nagano. Orchestra: Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.
    • Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2.
    • BIS.
    • 5.

  • Vittorio Monti

    Czárdás

    Performer: Martin Taylor. Ensemble: Spirit of Django.
    • Years Apart.
    • Linn Records.
    • 6.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Rondeau, Loure & Gigue [Cephale et Procris]

    Ensemble: Bellot Ensemble.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (La bohème)

    Singer: Joseph Calleja. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Marco Armiliato.
    • The Maltese Tenor.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

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