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Saturday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.

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2 hours

Last on

Sat 6 May 2017 07:00

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    L'Aurore

    Singer: Marc Duguay. Choir: Ch艙ur de l鈥橴niversit茅 Paris-Sorbonne. Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Universit茅 Paris-Sorbonne. Conductor: Jacques Grimbert.
    • Prix de Rome Cantatas.
    • Marco Polo.
    • 9.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Silken Ladder (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Rossini OverturesThe Chamber Orchestra Of Europe.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 6.
  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Romance

    Performer: Marcia Eckert.
    • CAMBRIA.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Indes galantes Suite

    Orchestra: Concert Des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Le Concert Spirituel - Au Temps de Louis XV: Le Concert Des Nations, Jordi Saval.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 25-31.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    The Padstow lifeboat - march for brass band (Op.94)

    Ensemble: Grimethorpe Colliery Band. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • CONIFER.
    • 24.
  • William Byrd

    Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles

    Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir. Conductor: John Scott.
    • Epiphany at St Paul鈥檚.
    • Helios.
    • 003.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Capriccio Brillante in B minor, Op.22

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
    • Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A major, K 24

    Performer: Sophie Yates.
    • La Sophie: Sophie Yates.
    • Chandos.
    • 15.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Mussorgsky / Borodin: Berliner Philharmoniker / Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 20.
  • Dieterich Buxtehude

    Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele BuxWV.71

    Singer: Charles Daniels. Ensemble: The Purcell Quartet.
    • Buxtehude - Sacred Cantatas, Vol.2.
    • CHACONNE.
    • 19.
  • Fletcher Henderson

    Christopher Columbus

    Ensemble: Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra.
    • COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 20.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Overture on Hebrew Themes

    Ensemble: Berlin Soloists.
    • Prokofiev: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition Vol. 4 - Instrumental & Chamber.
    • Warner.
  • Steve Martland

    Street Songs (Poor Roger)

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.
    • RCA.
  • Bernard Herrmann

    Vertigo Suite (extract)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Decca.

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