Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with music to begin the day and special guest Rory Bremner.
In a brand new feature for Radio 3's Breakfast programme, well-known personalities from the world of comedy will be joining presenters Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Rob Cowan to pick a few of their favourite pieces of classical music. From today, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3 Breakfast will be further enhanced by a live guest appearance in the studio at 9am each Monday and throughout the week listeners will be able to hear a selection of five pieces as chosen by the celebrity guest.
Rory Bremner will be the first guest today at 9am and his musical choices will be played each morning throughout the week. Alongside Rory's choice of pieces, Breakfast will continue to play a wide variety of repertoire including Bach's Double Violin Concerto in D Minor and the Overture to Mozart's Magic Flute.
Further guests in the coming weeks include Alexander Armstrong, John Sessions, Miriam Margolyes, Tony Hawks. and Rebecca Front.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu (D.899) no.2 in E flat major
Performer: Maria João Pires (piano)
- DG 457 5502.
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Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger
Sinfonia 18
Performer: L’arpeggiata Performer: Christina Pluhar (director)
- Alpha 012.
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Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda: The dance of the hours
Performer: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Performer: Georg Solti (conductor)
- Decca 433 621-2.
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Thomas Tallis
O Sacrum convivium
Performer: Taverner Choir Performer: Andrew Parrott (conductor)
- EMI CDC 7 49563 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflote: Overture
Performer: Staatskapelle Dresden Performer: Hans Vonk (conductor)
- Capriccio 10 070.
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Astor Piazzolla
Celos
Arranger: Carel Kraayenhof Performer: Gidon Kremer (violin) Performer: Various others
- Nonesuch 7559-79407-2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4: Finale
Performer: Till Felner (piano) Performer: Orchestra Synphonique de Montréal Performer: Kent Nagano (conductor)
- ECM 476 3315.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite No 1 in C for solo cello: Menuets
Performer: Nigel North (lute)
- Linn CKD 300.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4: Finale
Performer: Till Felner (piano) Performer: Orchestra Symphonique de Montréal Performer: Kent Nagano (conductor)
- ECM 476 3315.
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Percy Grainger
Country Gardens
Performer: Martin Jones (piano)
- Nimbus NI 5244.
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Joseph Haydn
L'inferdeltà delusa: Non v'è rimedio
Performer: Thomas Quasthoff (bass baritone) – Nanni Performer: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Performer: Gottfried vonder Goltz
- DG 477 7469.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasps
Performer: English String Orchestra Performer: William Boughton (conductor)
- Nimbus NI 7013.
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George Frideric Handel
Coronation anthem: The King shall rejoice
Performer: The Sixteen Performer: Harry Christophers (conductor)
- CORO COR16066.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Romeo and Julier: Dance with mandolins
Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Performer: Claudio Abbado (conductor)
- DG 453 439-2.
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Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekomen
Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Diskau (baritone) Performer: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Performer: Rafael Kubelik (conductor)
- DG 00289 477 9375.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV 1043
Performer: Andrew Manze (violin/director) Performer: Rachel Podger (violin) Performer: Academy of Ancient Music
- HARMONIA MUNDI 907 155.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding day at Troldhaugen
Performer: Sigurd Slåttebrekk (piano)
- Simax PSC 1299.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV 1043
Performer: Andrew Manze (violin/director) Performer: Rachel Podger (violin) Performer: Academy of Ancient Music
- HARMONIA MUNDI 907 155.
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Stephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd: A little priest
Performer: Angela Lansbury (Mrs Lovett) Performer: Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd) Performer: Paul Gemignani (Musical Director)
- RCD1-5033.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas: When I am laid in earth
Performer: Jessye Norman (soprano) – Dido Performer: English Chamber Orchestra Performer: Jane Glover (chorus director) Performer: Raymond Leppard (conductor)
- Philips 416 299-2.
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Arthur Sullivan
HMS Pinafore: overture
Performer: Royal Ballet Sinfonia Performer: Andrew Penny (conductor)
- Naxos 8.554165.
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Kurt Weill
Der Silbersee: Finale
Performer: Juanita Lascarro (Fennimore) Performer: London Sinfonietta and Chorus Performer: Markus Stenz (conductor)
- BMG 09026 63447 2.
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Georges Bizet
Carmen: Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante
Performer: Mirella Freni (soprano) – Micaëla Performer: Orchestre National de France Performer: Seiji Ozawa (conductor)
- Philips 422 366-2.
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Rimsky Korsokov IV
Sheherazade (extract)
Performer: Brian Blessed (spoken voice) Performer: Rory Bremner (narrator)
- www.grandmadingley.com.
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Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod
Performer: Margaret Price (Isolde) Performer: Leipzig Radio Orchestra Performer: Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
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- Mon 21 Mar 2011 07:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3