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Start the day on the right note with classical music

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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Mon 21 Sep 2026 06:30
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Music Played

  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Khovanshchina: Dawn over the Moscow River

    Music Arranger: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 鈥� Mussorgsky: Prelude to Khovanshchina.
    • LSO Live.
    • 105.

  • Paul Reade

    Serenata for Wind Sextet: I. Slow - Allegretto pastorale

    Conductor: Robin O鈥橬eill. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Ensemble: London Winds.
    • Signum Records.

  • Luigi Boccherini

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

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

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht, BWV 118

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • Bis.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Songs from the Arc of Life.
    • Masterworks.
    • 2.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No 5 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Archiv.

  • Lars鈥怑rik Larsson

    Lyric Fantasy

    Orchestra: Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
    • CPO.
    • 13.

  • Frederick Delius

    La Calinda (Koanga)

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Delius: Orchestral Works.
    • LONDON.
    • 8.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 90 (3rd mvt)

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

  • Krzysztof Penderecki

    3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1, Aria

    Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.
    • Penderecki: Sinfoniettas; Oboe Capriccio.
    • Naxos.
    • 001.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No 1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott. Orchestra: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Trad.

    Shenandoah

    Performer: Neil Martin. Music Arranger: Craig Leon. Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • A Song in my Heart.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Damnation of Faust Op.24 (Rakoczy march)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • Summer Night Concert 2016.
    • Sony.
    • 002.

  • John Sheppard

    In pace, in idipsum

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Road to Paradise.
    • DG.
    • 9.

  • Pauline Hall

    Pastorale (Suite for wind quintet)

    Performer: Bergen bl氓sekvintett.
    • Norway in Music: Pauline Hall.
    • Simax.
    • 012.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 2 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
    • Sibelius & Saraste: The 7 Symphonies.
    • Ondine.
    • 201.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon in D major

    Orchestra: Insula Orchestra. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.
    • Musiques de cin茅ma - Pachelbel: Canon (From "Ordinary People").
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Herman Vogt

    Lux Manifesta: IV. You Are the Light of the World

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Aivis Greters.
    • Lux Manifesta: IV. You Are the Light of the World.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 1.

  • Dora Peja膷evi膰

    Trio in C major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • In Her Hands.
    • Chandos.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Brazilian Impressions (Song and Dance)

    Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eduardo Mata.
    • Respighi, O.: Roman Festivals / Brazilian Impressions / Pines of Rome.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 7.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Capriccio Italien

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alpesh Chauhan.
    • Tchaikovsky Orchestral Works Vol. 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Love Scene (The Adventures of Robin Hood)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
    • Chandos.
    • 17.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna 猫 mobile (Rigoletto)

    Singer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Marcello Viotti.
    • Italian Opera Arias: Rolando Villazon/Munchner Rundfunkorchester/Viotti.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 10.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Concerto for 2 pianos (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Piano Fantasy: Music For Two Pianos.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Mon 21 Sep 2026 06:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3