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Get going with classical

Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

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2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Dec 2023 06:30

Music Played

  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet in E major, Op.11`5 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36.
    • BIS.
    • 202.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 29, Duett. "Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Er

    Singer: Barbara Schlick. Singer: Peter Kooij. Orchestra: Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 29.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 31, Aria. "Schliesse, mein Herze, dies s

    Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Singer: Michael Chance. Orchestra: Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 31.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chirstmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 3: No. 24, Chor. "Herrscher des Himmels, erh枚r

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 36.
  • Maria Theresia von Paradis

    Sicilienne

    Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: 主播大秀 National Orchestra of Wales. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Warren鈥怗reen.
    • Decca.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Les baricades mist茅rieuses (Pieces de clavecin - ordre no. 6)

    Music Arranger: Thomas Ad猫s. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Insomnia.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata no.16 in C major, K.545

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.
  • Thomas Tallis

    God grant we grace [Tallis's canon] (9 Psalm Tunes)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.2 in C minor, Op.17 'Little Russian' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.
    • Onyx.
    • 2.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • BIS.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Concerto for Birds & Orchestra, Op. 61 "Cantus Arcticus": II. Melancholy

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Finland 100: A Century of Finnish Classics.
    • Ondine.
    • 302.
  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Vigilia: No. 4, Avuksihuutopsalmi

    Choir: Helsingin kamarikuoro. Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek.
    • Rautavaara: Vigilia.
    • BIS.
    • 104.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Rondo in B flat major for piano and orchestra, WoO 6

    Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasy, etc..
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.
  • John Dowland

    Time stands still in gazing on her face

    Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • DG.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    4 Cornish Dances Op.91 (No.1)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.
    • Malcolm Arnold: Dances: Philharmonia, Thomson.
    • Chandos.
    • 13.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Recorder Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 11, HWV 369

    Performer: Ruth Wilkinson. Performer: Miriam Morris. Performer: John O'Donnell.
    • Handel's Recorder.
    • Divine Art.
    • 504.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: I. Allegro

    Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.
    • Harmonia Mundi UK Limited.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzon a 4 [1608 no.3]

    Ensemble: Berlin Brass. Conductor: Lucas Vis.
    • Gabrieli: Music for Brass and Organ.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 07.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 no.6

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Grieg Lyric Pieces.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia (Cantata No 29, 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir')

    Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Director: Ottavio Dantone.
    • Bach: Sinfonia: Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Violin concerto in G minor Op.80 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 20.
  • Josephine Lang

    Gestern und Heute (Yesterday and Today)

    Singer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • The dark night has vanished.
    • Linn.
    • 16.
  • Maurizio Cazzati

    Ciaccona

    Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • All'Improviso.
    • ALPHA.
    • 3.

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