Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—04/06/2008
Jonathan Swain presents works by Bach, Vivaldi, Schubert, Bruckner, Brahms and Stravinsky.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—04/06/2008
Including music by Couperin, Saint-Saens, Schumann, Brahms and Buxtehude.
10:00
Classical Collection—04/06/2008
Including music by Parry, Tallius, Clementi, Vaughan Williams and Abdullah Ibrahim.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Francois Couperin, Versailles
3/5Exploring Couperin's work at Versailles, where he taught harpsichord to many royals.
13:00
Afternoon Concert—04/06/2008
The Lunchtime Concert features cellist Adrian Brendel in Schubert's Quintet in C, D956.
17:00
In Tune—04/06/2008
With opera stars Rolando Villazon and Marina Poplavskaya, plus conductor Riccardo Chailly.
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Evening
19:00
Performance on 3—04/06/2008
Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Julius Drake perform Schubert's song cycle Winterreise.
20:45
Composer of the Week—Francois Couperin, Versailles
3/5Exploring Couperin's work at Versailles, where he taught harpsichord to many royals.
21:45
Night Waves—04/06/2008
With Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, who won the first Man Booker International Prize.
22:30
Artist Focus—04/06/2008
Featuring pianist/composer Abdullah Ibrahim. With tracks from his album Desert Flowers.
23:00
The Essay—Greek and Latin Voices (Sappho), Episode 3
3/4Irish poet Eavan Boland recalls her first encounter with the poetry of Sappho.
23:15
Late Junction—04/06/2008
Including sax/percussion duo Andy Sheppard and Kuljit Bhamra from the Bath Festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—05/06/2008
Jonathan Swain introduces works by Tchaikovsky, Alkan, Schubert, Monteverdi and Sibelius.
