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The finest classical music to elevate your morning

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3鈥檚 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

  • Yann Tiersen

    Porz Goret

    Performer: Ang猫le Dubeau. Ensemble: La Piet脿.
    • Pulsations.
    • Groupe Analekta, Inc.
    • 7.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    L'Incoronazione di Dario (Sinfonia)

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • A Tale of Two Seasons.
    • Avie.
    • 1-3.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 Menuets 1 & 2

    Performer: Chris Thile.
    • Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2.
    • Nonesuch Releases.

  • Emilie Mayer

    Piano Concerto in B flat major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ewa Kupiec. Orchestra: Neubrandenburger Philharmonie. Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel.
    • Capriccio.

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park (main theme)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • MCA Records.

  • Robert Schumann

    Drei Romanzen opus 94 I-Nicht schnell

    Performer: Florent Pujuila. Performer: Th茅o Fouchenneret.
    • R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
    • B Records.

  • Robert Schumann

    Drei Romanzen opus 94 II-Einfach, innig

    Performer: Th茅o Fouchenneret. Performer: Florent Pujuila.
    • R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
    • B Records.

  • Robert Schumann

    Drei Romanzen opus 94 III-Nicht schnell

    Performer: Th茅o Fouchenneret. Performer: Florent Pujuila.
    • R. Schumann Collection Works for Strings, Winds and Piano.
    • B Records.

  • Zequinha de Abreu

    Tico Tico No Fub谩

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.
    • 隆贵颈别蝉迟补!.
    • Telarc.
    • 1.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez

    Performer: Rapha毛l Feuill芒tre. Orchestra: Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.
    • Spanish Serenades.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • William Byrd

    Mass for 5 voices (Kyrie)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • The Tallis Scholars Sing William Byrd.
    • Gimell.
    • 1.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Waltz in E major, B44

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Chopin: The Complete Waltzes: Hough.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11.

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Strum

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Orchestrator: Jim Gray. Performer: Randall Goosby. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Johann Strauss II

    Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op.324

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • TELDEC.

  • Richard Addinsell

    Warsaw Concerto

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.
    • Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, 麻豆社SO, Hugh Wolff.
    • Decca.

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony a 4 in G minor Z.730 for strings

    Orchestra: Orchestra of The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Royal Welcome Songs for King James II.
    • CORO.
    • 1.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Rigaudon)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: String Serenade: Orheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.

  • Nadia Boulanger

    Cantique

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Merci.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Alexander Borodin

    Symphony No.2 in B minor (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Borodin: Symphonies 1 & 2.
    • DECCA.
    • 7.

  • Eunike Tanzil

    Reverie

    Performer: Eunike Tanzil. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Anna Handler.
    • Reverie.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

  • Aaron Copland

    Hoe-Down (Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo)

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • ARGO.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Rodelinda (Dove sei, amato bene)

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Harry Bicket.
    • Linn.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, I. Allegretto

    Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: Orchestre M茅tropolitain.
    • Sibelius 2 & 5.
    • Les Disques ATMA Inc..
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Moravian Duets, Op. 32, B. 62 - No. 11, The Maid Imprisoned

    Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.
    • Gypsy Melodies.
    • La Dolce Volta.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Moravian Duets, Op. 32, B. 62 - No. 4, We Met in Good Spirits

    Ensemble: Talichovo kvarteto.
    • Gypsy Melodies.
    • La Dolce Volta.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Violin Concerto (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Conductor: James Gaffigan.
    • Warner.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    L'Orfeo (Toccata)

    Ensemble: Le Concert d鈥橝str茅e. Ensemble: Les Sacqueboutiers. Conductor: Emmanuelle Ha茂m.
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Sep 2025 06:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3