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Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's award-winning classical breakfast show with music that captures the mood of the morning.

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  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 104.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Guitar Quintet No 4 in D major, G 448 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Johan L枚fving. Ensemble: Consone Quartet.
    • Fandango! Music for Solo Guitar and String Quartet.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 9.

  • Herbert Howells

    Salve Regina

    Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia (Cantata No 29, 'Wir danken dir Gott, wir danken dir')

    Performer: Herman Stinders. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in C minor, Op.13 'Path茅tique' (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 8,15,27 & 30: Jonathan Biss.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Grace Williams

    Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer

    Orchestra: 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Andrews.
    • Resonus.

  • 脡mile Waldteufel

    Les Patineurs

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Entry of the Gladiators.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 3.

  • Domenico Zipoli

    Kyrie (Missa San Ignacio)

    Ensemble: Ex Cathedra. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • New World Symphonies - Baroque Music from L:atin America: Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey S.
    • Hyperion.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in G major 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Petter Sundkvist.
    • Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Quartet No.1 Op.11 in D major: II. Andante cantabile

    Performer: Dudok Quartet Amsterdam.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Rondo brillant in E flat major Op.29 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Martin Helmchen. Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Edward Elgar

    Nursery Suite: V. The Wagon (Passes) (Allegretto)

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hall茅.
    • Elgar Wand of Youth.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
    • 19.

  • Edward Elgar

    Nursery Suite: III. Busy-ness! (Allegro molto)

    Conductor: Sir Mark Elder. Orchestra: Hall茅.
    • Elgar Wand of Youth.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
    • 17.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz 2 (Variety Suite no.2)

    Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites.
    • BIS.
    • 407.

  • Amy Beach

    By the still waters Op.114 for piano

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Decca.

  • Edward Elgar

    String Serenade in E minor Op.20

    Ensemble: I Tempi. Conductor: Gevorg Gharabekyan.
    • GENUIN.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Il pirata - Overture

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin. Conductor: Marcello Viotti.
    • BERLIN CLASSICS.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto

    Performer: James Ehnes. Conductor: Edward Gardner. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Sibelius: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
    • Chandos.
    • 103.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Toccata d'apr猫s le final du 5猫me concerto, Op 111 No 6

    Performer: Piers Lane.
    • Saint-Saens: The complete etudes: Piers Lane.
    • Hyperion.
    • 15.

  • Thomas Tallis

    Videte miraculum for 6 voices

    Ensemble: Contrapunctus. Director: Owen Rees.
    • Virgin And Child.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 5.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Champagne Polka Op. 211

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Johann Strauss II Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 204.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No 5 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • Jurowski Conducts Tchaikovsky Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5.
    • LPO.
    • 002.

  • James Oswald

    Airs for the Autumn, Night Shade

    Ensemble: Broadside Band.
    • Airs for the Seasons.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 23.

  • Joseph Kosma

    Autumn Leaves

    Ensemble: The Oscar Peterson Trio.
    • The Oscar Peterson Trio At Zardi's.
    • Fantasy Records.
    • 7.

  • Robert Schumann

    F眉nf Lieder und Ges盲nge, Op. 127: 2. Dein Angesicht

    Performer: Gerold Huber. Singer: Christian Gerhaher.
    • Schumann: Alle Lieder.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 22.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 82 in C Major, "The Bear" (4th mvt. Finale. Vivace Assai)

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au go没t parisien.
    • Alpha.
    • 4.

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