Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—04/12/2008
Susan Sharpe presents music, including Wagner, Schumann, Strauss, Liszt, Rameau and Haydn.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music, including Handel, Delius, Albinoni, Debussy, Haydn and Ibert.
10:00
Classical Collection—Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Bridge, Rutter, Anderson, Paganini, Liszt and Vierne.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Olivier Messiaen, Episode 4
4/5Donald Macleod and biographer Nigel Simeone explore nature in Messiaen's music.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nielsen and the Scandinavians, Episode 3
3/4Jonathan Swain introduces pianist Martin Roscoe in music by Stenhammar, Grieg and Nielsen.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—On the Road, Episode 4
Presented by Jonathan Swain. BBC Singers perform music by Christopher Brown and Hugh Wood.
17:00
In Tune—04/12/2008
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.
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Evening
19:00
Performance on 3—BBC SSO/Solyom - Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Thurs, 4 December - Part 1
From Glasgow City Halls. Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC SSO in Stravinsky, Rachmaninov.
19:30
Twenty Minutes—The Postmaster, by Alexander Pushkin
Pushkin's short story about a postmaster's daughter who elopes with a hussar.
19:50
Performance on 3—BBC SSO/Solyom - Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Thurs, 4 December - Part 2
Petroc Trelawny presents BBC SSO under Stefan Solyom in Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale.
21:15
Night Waves—Highlights from the Free Thinking festival 2008
Matthew Sweet with Free Thinking 2008 highlights, including Paul Preston and Mark Haddon.
22:00
Composer of the Week—Olivier Messiaen, Episode 4
4/5Donald Macleod and biographer Nigel Simeone explore nature in Messiaen's music.
23:00
The Essay—Under the Influence, Menna Elfyn
4/5Menna Elfyn discusses T Gwynn Jones, who wrote in the strict metres of Welsh poetry.
23:15
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp presents Japanese Geza music and a Theme and Variations by Moondog.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—05/12/2008
Susan Sharpe introduces music including Mahler, Reger, Dussek, Ravel, Ockeghem and Scheidt
