Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—07/08/2009
Music including Dohnanyi, Schubert, Telemann, Beethoven, Byrd, Britten, Haydn, Prokofiev.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music, news - and the occasional surprise.
10:00
Classical Collection—Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Grieg, Clementi, Holst, Haydn, Sammartini, Poulenc, Delius.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Episode 5
Donald Macleod explores 1891 which, for Tchaikovsky, saw the premiere of Sleeping Beauty.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Hay Festival 2009, Meta4
4/4Meta4 perform Beethoven: String Quartet, Op 18. Shostakovich: String Quartet No 3.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2009: Prom 24 (Repeat)
A Prom featuring Ben Foskett: From Trumpet; Beethoven: Symphony No 4 and Berlioz: Te Deum.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny's guests include conductors Kirill Karabits and Vasily Petrenko.
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Evening
19:30
BBC Proms—2009, Prom 30: Respighi, Grime, Stravinsky, Knussen, Balakirev, Part 1
1/2The BBC SO under Oliver Knussen performs works by Respighi, Helen Grime and Stravinsky.
20:20
Twenty Minutes—Viva la Musica! Viva il Duce!
William Ward investigates the effects of Fascism on Italian musical life.
20:40
BBC Proms—2009, Prom 30: Respighi, Grime, Stravinsky, Knussen, Balakirev, Part 2
2/2The BBC SO under Olver Knussen perform his own Horn Concerto and Balakirev: Islamey.
21:45
Sunday Feature—Ideas - The British Version, The Free Market
3/3Tristram Hunt examines the legacy of the father of economics - Adam Smith.(R)
22:30
New Generation Artists—Meta4
String Quartet and Radio 3 New Generation Artists Meta4 in Ligeti: String Quartet No 1.
23:00
The Essay—Tennyson 200, Tears, Idle Tears
4/4Kit Wright on the importance to him of Tennyson's lyric poem Tears, Idle Tears.
23:15
World on 3—Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett presents highlights from the 2009 WOMAD festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—08/08/2009
Music including Dvorak, Brahms, Sibelius, Schmitt, Paganini, Scarlatti, Milhaud and Suk.
