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Start the day on the right note with classical music

Linton Stephens 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

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Belkis, Queen of Sheba (The Dance of Belkis at Dawn)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Respighi: Belkis Queen of Sheba and Metamorphoseon.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Canzonetta, Op 8

    Ensemble: Trio RoVerde.
    • Dora Pejacevic: Violin Sonatas.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 04.

  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nocturne (Pan Voyevoda - Suite Op.59)

    Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Russian Adagios.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Fantasia.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Fantasia.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (2nd mvt, Larghetto)

    Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.
    • Linn.

  • Frederick Delius

    Romance

    Performer: Sterling Elliott. Performer: Richard Uttley.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Andante e rondo ungarese Op.35 (Rondo)

    Performer: Laurence Perkins. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: Douglas Boyd.
    • Bassoon concertos, Mozart/M Haydn/Stamitz/Weber.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    3 Miniatures for Piano, Op. 42 Valse - Allegretto

    Performer: Alexander Malofeev.
    • Forgotten Melodies.
    • Sony.

  • Franz Schubert

    An Die Laute

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Bryn Terfel.
    • An die Musik.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 20.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, FP 146: II. Andante con moto

    Performer: Mark Bebbington. Conductor: Jan Latham-Koenig. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Francis Poulenc: Piano Concerto & Concert Champêtre.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 2.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    African Dance (African Suite)

    Music Arranger: Chris Cameron. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Coleridge-Taylor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet no.12 in F major, Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Dvorak String Quartets - Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 8.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.39 in E flat K.543 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39, 40 & 41.
    • BR-Klassik.
    • 4.

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Fantasía para un Gentilhombre: IV. Canario

    Performer: John Williams. Conductor: Louis Frémaux.
    • Rodrigo & Albéniz: Works for Guitar.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 7.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D minor, RV 813: complete

    Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Ensemble: Le Consort.
    • Vivaldi: Concerti Per Una Vita.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Arnold Bax

    Dance of Wild Irravel (4 Orchestral Sketches)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Chandos.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz 2 (Suite no.2 for Jazz Band)

    Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Charles Mutter. Performer: Michael Gray. Performer: Timothy Welch. Performer: Ben Dawson. Performer: Benjamin Hughes. Performer: Andrew Wood.
    • RISE.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music, Suite No.2, HWV 349: II. [Alla Hornpipe]

    Orchestra: B’Rock Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitry Sinkovsky.
    • Handel: Water & Fire.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 2.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    Fauré: Barcarolle No. 2 in G Major, Op. 41

    Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.
    • Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles.
    • Hyperion.
    • 15.

  • Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek

    Donna Diana: Overture

    Conductor: Lance Friedel. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Great Comedy Overtures.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Ethel Smyth

    String Quintet in E major Op.1 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Joachim Griesheimer. Ensemble: Mannheim String Quartet.
    • CPO.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo. Moderato

    Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite, Op. 11: II. Ballade. Tempo di Menuetto

    Conductor: Susanna Mälkki. Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite Op.11 (Alla marcia. Moderato)

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Susanna Mälkki.
    • Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava & Lemminkäinen.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

  • Georges Bizet

    Adieux de l'hotesse Arabe

    Singer: Fatma Said. Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Performer: Burcu Karadağ.
    • El Nour.
    • WARNER.
    • 13.

  • Charles Gounod

    Symphony No. 1 in D Major, CG 527: III. Scherzo. Non troppo presto - Trio

    Conductor: Kazuki Yamada. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Premières symphonies: Bizet, Gounod & Saint-Saëns.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Mar 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3