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Sunday - Martin Handley

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist and Georgian Gems. Plus requests for amateur music-making groups and wake-up calls.

Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring Handel at half-past eight and Georgian Gems, compiled from listener requests. Also, including the Best of British music Playlist and your requests for amateur music-making groups and wake-up calls.
Email 3Breakfast@bbc.co.uk with your music requests.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 13 Apr 2014 07:00

Music Played

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker - ballet Op.71

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Performer: Stuttgart R S O.
    • EMI.
    • 9 28275-2.
  • William Boyce

    Symphony no. 3 in C major

    Conductor: Christopher Hogwood. Performer: Academy of Ancient Music.
    • L'OISEAU-LYRE.
    • 436-761-2.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Toccata Op.39 for piano

    Performer: Eric Parkin.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN 8888.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in A major K.581 for clarinet and strings

    Performer: David Shifrin. Performer: Emerson String Quartet.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 459-641 2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Messiah

    Conductor: Colin Davis. Performer: Susan Gritton. Performer: London S O..
    • LSO LIVE.
    • LSO-0607.
  • Kurt Atterberg

    Symphony no. 8 in E minor Op.48

    Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi. Performer: Gothenburg S O..
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHSA 5133.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    2 Nocturnes Op.27 for piano

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 67996.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    GIOVANNI GABRIELI: Canzon septimi toni No.1

    Performer: Chicago Brass Ensemble. Performer: The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble.
    • Sony Classical.
    • MHK62353.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op.43 for piano and orchestra

    Conductor: Eugene Ormandy. Performer: Van Cliburn. Performer: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • GC87945.
  • Henry Purcell

    Who can from joy refrain? Z.342 ['A birthday song for the Duke of Gloucester']

    Performer: Christina Pluhar. Performer: Raquel Andueza. Performer: L鈥橝rpeggiata.
    • ERATO.
    • 463620 3.
  • Sir George Dyson

    Concerto da chiesa for string orchestra

    Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones. Performer: Bournemouth S O.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.557720.
  • Franz Danzi

    Fantasia on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' for clarinet and orchestra

    Conductor: J枚rg Faerber. Performer: Sabine Meyer. Performer: Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra.
    • RCA.
    • 09026-61976-2.
  • Arthur Bliss

    Checkmate - concert suite

    Conductor: Vernon Handley. Performer: Ulster Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN-8503.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    English suite no. 3 in G minor BWV.808 for keyboard

    Performer: Carole Cerasi.
    • METRONOME.
    • METCD 1078.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic dance no.8 (Op.46`8), arr. ? for cello and piano [orig.pf duet]

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Anna Polonsky.
    • DECCA.
    • 478 5705.
  • E.J. Moeran

    Songs of springtime for chorus

    Conductor: Paul Spicer. Performer: Finzi Singers.
    • CHANDOS.
    • CHAN-9182.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Oklahoma! - musical

    Performer: Howard Keel. Performer: Unnamed Conductor. Performer: Unnamed orchestra.
    • CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS.
    • CCSCD 217.

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