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Start the day with classical music

Al Ryan presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford. With 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

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturnes Op 62 (No 1)

    Performer: Elizabeth Sombart.
    • 21 Nocturnes.
    • Fondation Résonnance.
    • 17.

  • Dag Wirén

    Serenade (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Jules Massenet

    Meditation from "Thais"

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Escales.
    • Chandos.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in D major, BWV 972 after Antonio Vivaldi

    Performer: Deutsche Bachsolisten.
    • Christophorus.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 16 "Sonata facile" (1st mvt)

    Performer: Khatia Buniatishvili.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59: No. 10. Deep River

    Music Arranger: Alessio Pianelli. Orchestra: Avos Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Alessio Pianelli.
    • A Sicilian Traveller.
    • Rubicon.
    • 114.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Odelette

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Paris Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: François Leleux.
    • Mozart & Flute in Paris.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.

  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in A minor 'Rosamunde' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Schubert/Takacs Quartet.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Henryk Mikołaj Górecki

    Totus Tuus

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Universal.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Orford Ness (Suffolk Suite)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concerto in C major, H.7b.1 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D: Isserlis/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Norrington.
    • RCA.

  • John Dowland

    If my complaints could passions move

    Ensemble: Duo Van Vliet.
    • Orchid Classics ORC100069.
    • Orchid Classics.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Danza espanola No 1 (La vida breve)

    Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: John Williams.
    • RCA.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Edgar (Act 1, Prelude)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Puccini: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Piano Trio no.1 in G minor Op.11 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Tzigane Piano Trio.
    • Chaminade: Chamber Works.
    • ASV.
    • 3.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 (1st mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto/Octet: James Ehnes.
    • Onyx.
    • 1.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Largo al factotum (The Barber of Seville)

    Singer: Michael Spyres. Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg. Conductor: Marko Letonja.
    • Baritenor.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.

  • Turlough O'Carolan

    Carolan's Cup

    Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Music Arranger: Barokksolistene. Performer: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • The Alehouse Sessions.
    • RUBICON.
    • 111.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No.2 in A major, Op.16 (I. Allegro moderato)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Brahms: Serenades.
    • DECCA.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Tarantelle in A minor Op.6

    Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Performer: Harri Mäki. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jean‐Jacques Kantorow.
    • BIS.

  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Joshua Weilerstein.
    • Rhapsody.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 33.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 18 No 6 (5th mvt)

    Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.
    • Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets Vol. 1.
    • Zig Zag.
    • 5.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Concerto in A major after BWV 1055 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
    • Rachel Podger, Brecon Baroque - J.S. Bach violin concertos.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 12.

  • Ronald Binge

    Sailing By

    Choir: The Fron Male Voice Choir. Orchestra: Czech Film Orchestra. Conductor: Cliff Masterson.
    • Voices Of The Valley: The Ultimate Collection (Standard CD).
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Feb 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3