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Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong

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

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114: II. Adagio

    Performer: Daniel Ottensamer. Performer: Stephan Koncz. Performer: Christoph Traxler.
    • The Clarinet Trio Anthology.
    • Universal Music GmbH.
    • 12.

  • Igor Stravinsky

    Le Baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss): IV. Pas de deux

    Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Fairy Tales.
    • Naxos.
    • 11.

  • Hugo Alfvén

    Gustav II Adolf, Op. 49: V. Elegi. Till Carin, min hustru

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Alfven & Rautavaara: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230

    Choir: Norwegian Soloists' Choir. Ensemble: Ensemble Allegria. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.
    • Bach: The Motets.
    • BIS.
    • 18.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op 72 No 2

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel

    Wake

    Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Ensemble: Capucelli.
    • Gaïa.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Anthony Hopkins

    Bracken Road

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.
    • Composer.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 8.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1, Groves, Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • DENON.
    • 22.

  • Trad.

    Marie Louise - The Chat - Gale Warning

    Composer: Fredrik Sjölin. Composer: Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen. Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Keel Road.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 13.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595: III. Rondo. Allegro

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • W.A. Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 21 in C Major, K. 467; Piano Concerto No. 27 in.
    • Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin.
    • 6.

  • Gaspar Sanz

    Españoleta

    Performer: Cristina Prats Costa. Music Arranger: Cristina Prats Costa.
    • Spiritillo Mediterraneo.
    • PENTATONE.

  • John Rutter

    Celebration Overture

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Rutter: Celebration Overture.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    String Quartet in F major, Op 41 No 2 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Engegårdkvartetten.
    • Schumann: The String Quartets.
    • BIS.
    • 203.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Suite from Moscow, Cheryomushki, Op. 105: A Spin Through Moscow

    Orchestrator: Andrew Cornall. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu‐Matias Rouvali.
    • Shostakovich: Suite from Moscow, Cheryomushki, Op. 105 (Arr. for Orchestra by An.
    • Philharmonia Records Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Simple Symphony, Op 4 (II. Playful Pizzicato)

    Ensemble: Emperor Quartet.
    • Britten: The Music for String Quartet.
    • BIS.
    • 302.

  • Jules Massenet

    Suite No. 4 "Scenes Pittoresque": IV. Fête bohème

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Neeme Järvi Conducts Massenet.
    • Chandos.
    • 119.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto for Violin, Trumpet, Cello, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Major

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Ute Hartwich. Performer: Katharina Litschig. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.
    • Telemann: Violin Concertos. Overture. Suite. Fantasie.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 24.

  • Yu‐Peng Chen

    Waltz of the Fireflies

    Performer: Yu‐Peng Chen. Performer: Yixuan Wei. Orchestra: Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Liang Zhang.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of youth - suite no.2 Op.1b (The Tame Bear)

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • The Wand Of Youth Suites etc..
    • Halle.
    • 13.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro - Presto

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Performer: Malin Broman. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Beethoven/5 Vol. 5.
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 3.

  • Richard Flury

    Symphony No. 5: III. Scherzo. Prestissimo - Trio. Allegretto

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.
    • Flury: Orchestral Music, Vol. 6.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 103.

  • François Francœur

    Symphonies du Festin Royal de Mgr le Comte d'Artois: XIII. Chaconne

    Orchestra: Arion Orchestre Baroque. Conductor: Mathieu Lussier.
    • Les soupers du roy.
    • Les Disques ATMA Inc..

  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Holst: The Planets – Bax: Tintagel.
    • LSO Live.
    • 102.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet Op 33 No 4 in B-Flat Major (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33, Nos. 4-6.
    • BIS.
    • 104.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Mlada Suite: II. Redowa

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Michail Jurowski.
    • Rimsky-Korsakov, N.A.: Mlada Suite / Overture on 3 Russian Themes / Fantasia on.
    • Capriccio.
    • 2.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major "Romantic": III. Scherzo. Bewegt

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat.
    • Platoon.
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Jul 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3