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Birdsong and Bach to banish those morning blues

Tom McKinney presents Radio 3’s Breakfast show live from Salford. With birdsong, 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

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Romance. Andante

    Performer: Paul Huang. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jun Märkl.
    • Naive.

  • Anna Lapwood

    Arise, Shine

    Performer: Sophia Membery. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • Arise, Shine.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F

    Orchestra: European Brandenburg Ensemble. Director: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Avie.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Spartacus - Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • ONYX.

  • Ruaidri Dáll Ó Catháin

    Tabhair dom do Lámh

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Max Baillie. Performer: Alistair Vennart. Performer: Hadewych van Gent. Performer: Sam Becker. Performer: Leif Kaner‐Lidström. Music Arranger: Sam Becker. Music Arranger: Sam Becker.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 6 in D Major "Le Matin": I. Adagio - Allegro

    Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Haydn 2032, Vol. 10: Les heures du jour.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Sinfonia Concertante No. 7 in D Major: III. Rondeau - Allegro

    Performer: Anna Hölblingová. Performer: Quido Hölbling. Ensemble: Slovak Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Bohdan Warchal.
    • Bach - Albinoni - Telemann - Stamitz: Concertos for Two Violins.
    • Blaricum CD Company (B.C.D.) B.V..
    • 15.

  • Hamish MacCunn

    The Land of the Mountain and the Flood (Overture)

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood.
    • Hyperion.
    • 001.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Valses nobles et sentimentales: VIII. Épilogue (Lent)

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.
    • Ravel & Duparc: Aimer et mourir – Danses et mélodies.
    • Linn Records.
    • 8.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299: III. Rondeau

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Anneleen Lenaerts. Orchestra: Orchestre de chambre de Paris. Conductor: François Leleux.
    • Mozart & Flute in Paris.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 26.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Rigaudons I, II & Double

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Michel Sanvoisin.
    • Debussy – Rameau.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Op. 21

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras‐Casado.
    • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 1.

  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80: III. In mässiger Bewegung

    Ensemble: Trio Wanderer.
    • Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 207.

  • Gang Chen

    Sunshine Over Tashkurgan

    Performer: Chloe Chua. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rodolfo Barráez.
    • Butterfly Lovers Concerto & Paganini.
    • Pentatone.
    • 8.

  • Frederick Delius

    Koanga: La Calinda

    Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Stanhope.
    • Joyous Classics for Spring Cleaning.
    • ABC Classic.
    • 20.

  • Moritz Moszkowski

    6 Episodes from "Laurin": No. 1, Introduction & Dance of the Rose Elves

    Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia. Conductor: Ian Hobson.
    • Moritz Moszkowski: Orchestra Music, Vol. 4.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 201.

  • John Rutter

    Cityscapes: III. Flower of Cities All

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Reflections.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..

  • Georges Bizet

    Carmen: Suite No 2 (Chanson du toreador; La Garde montante; Danse boheme)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • French Orchestral Favourites.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.
    • 17.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Cello Concerto No. 3 in A major

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
    • Hyperion.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegel & Salome.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: Cédric Tiberghien.
    • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Op. 12 & Op. 24.
    • BIS.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Aug 2026 06:30
    BBC Radio 3