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Wake up with classical music

Tom McKinney 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

  • Jean Cras

    Quintette: I. Assez anime

    Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.
    • French Music for Flute, Harp And String Trio.
    • SWR Classic.
    • 1.

  • Aaron Copland

    Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Appalachian Spring)

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Warner.

  • Robert Schumann

    Fantasiestucke, Op.73 no.3, Rasch und mit Feuer arr oboe and piano

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake. Music Arranger: Nicholas Daniel.
    • Schumann: Works for Oboe & Piano.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 9.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Pilgrim Song (Op. 59: No. 20)

    Performer: Alessio Pianelli. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra.
    • A Sicilian Traveller.
    • Rubicon.
    • 113.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV988: Var. 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve

    • J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 2025).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 23. a 2 Clav.

    • J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 2025).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 24. Canone all'Ottava

    • J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, 2025).
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Claude Debussy

    Tarantelle styrienne

    Orchestrator: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Jun Märkl.
    • Debussy - Complete Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1: I. Allegro moderato

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 77 & Folk Music from Scotland.
    • Linn Records.
    • 2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Ein Deutsches Requiem)

    Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 4.

  • Heitor Villa‐Lobos

    Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (I. Aria "Cantilena")

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh‐Mason. Performer: Plínio Fernandes.
    • Saudade.
    • Decca Records US.
    • 6.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Espana

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan.
    • Onyx Classcis.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer"

    Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • William Byrd

    Sing joyfully unto God

    Choir: Odyssean Ensemble. Conductor: Colm Carey.
    • Linn Records.

  • David Earl

    Clarinet Concerto: III. Andante marcato alle marcia

    Conductor: Arjan Tien. Orchestra: Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Clarinet Colours.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 6.

  • William Walton

    5 Bagatelles (Alla Cubana)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • Dreams & Fancies.
    • DELPHIAN.
    • 3.

  • Rachel Portman

    The Little Prince Orchestral Suite

    Performer: Esther Abrami. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer.
    • Cinéma.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 11.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor Op.31

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • Benjamin Grosvenor: Chopin, Lizst, Ravel.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Josef Suk

    Serenade for Strings in E flat major, Op 6 (1st mvmt, Andante con moto)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Kodály: Hungarian Rondo, Summer Evening; Suk: Serenade for Strings in E-Flat Maj.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.

  • John McSherry

    The Slide from Grace, Mo Nighean Donn and D Reel

    Composer: Traditional Scottish. Composer: Fergus McCreadie. Performer: Ryan Corbett. Performer: Fergus McCreadie.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Polka

    Performer: Ryan Corbett.

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger

    Conductor: Nicholas Collon. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24.
    • Ondine.
    • 103.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto in D major for Trumpet and Strings, TWV 51:D7 [complete]

    Performer: Paul Merkelo. Orchestra: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Marios Papadopoulos.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    Merry-Go-Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • DG.

  • Robert Fuchs

    Clarinet Quintet in E flat major Op.102 (Allegro scherzando)

    Performer: Sebastian Manz. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • AVI Music.

  • Miranda Rutter

    Sandpipers' march

    Performer: Miranda Rutter. Performer: Rob Harbron.
    • Bird Tunes.
    • bandcamp.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: I. Prélude à la nuit

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune – Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole.
    • LSO Live.
    • 1.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: II. Malagueña

    • Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune – Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole.
    • LSO Live.
    • 2.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: III. Habanera

    • Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune – Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole.
    • LSO Live.
    • 3.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: IV. Feria

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.
    • Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune – Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole.
    • LSO Live.
    • 4.

  • Avishai Darash

    Glass

    • TRPTK.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto no. 1 in C major Op.15 for piano and orchestra: 3rd mvt; Rondo

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.
    • Hyperion.

  • Johann Hermann Schein

    Allemande in D minor (Banchetto musicale No 2)

    Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • EMI.

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