Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—11/12/2008
Jonathan Swain presents music by Enescu, Prokofiev, Geijer, Beethoven, Blow and Vivaldi.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—11/12/2008
Rob Cowan with music, including Telemann, Howells, Berlioz, Handel, Beethoven and Haydn.
10:00
Classical Collection—11/12/2008
Including music by Dohnanyi, Faure, Bartok, Strauss, Rameau and Joachim.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann, The Dresden Years
4/5Donald Macleod explores the Schumanns' move to Dresden in 1845 to start a new life.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Messiaen Centenary Series, Episode 3
3/4Louise Fryer presents the Fibonacci Sequence in Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Messiaen in Context, Messiaen in Context - Episode 4
Louise Fryer presents music by Gounod, plus Lutoslawski's Piano Concerto.
17:00
In Tune—11/12/2008
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With cellist Yo Yo Ma playing in the studio.
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Evening
19:00
Performance on 3—BBC SSO - Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Thu, 11 December 2008 - Part 1
BBC SSO conducted by Ilan Volkov. Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 4
19:55
Twenty Minutes—Konstantin Melnikov
Iain Glen reads Bruce Chatwin's story of his trip to see the architect Konstantin Melnikov
20:15
Performance on 3—BBC SSO - Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Thu, 11 December 2008 - Part 2
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov perform Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
21:15
Night Waves—Tony Benn
Tony Benn gives a talk on the value of experience at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival 2008
22:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann, The Dresden Years
4/5Donald Macleod explores the Schumanns' move to Dresden in 1845 to start a new life.
23:00
The Essay—John Milton, the Essayist, Episode 4
4/5Tom Paulin responds to Milton's Second Defence of the English People.
23:15
Late Junction—11/12/2008
Fiona Talkington music by Jacques Brel, Peteris Vasks and Pierre Villette.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—12/12/2008
Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Haydn, Beethoven, Mielck and Hannikainen.
