Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—31/08/2009
Music including Svendsen, Tchaikovsky, Nielsen, Schumann, Hoof, Maldere and Bach.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Rob Cowan
Radio 3's breakfast programme with Rob Cowan. Music to discover and lift the spirits.
10:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Salieri (1750-1825), Episode 1
1/5Donald Macleod charts Salieri's formative years, focusing on the loss of his parents.
11:00
BBC Proms—2009, NGA Weekend, PCM 15 - Simon Trpceski, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Ashley Wass
9/12Featuring works by Chopin and Mendelssohn, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring for two pianos.
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Afternoon
12:30
New Generation Artists—31/08/2009
Recent recordings by Radio 3's New Generation Artists.
13:00
BBC Proms—2009, NGA Weekend, PCM 16 - Sharon Bezaly, Mahan Esfahani, Ashley Wass, Ailish TynaN
10/12From Cadogan Hall, London. Featuring works by Bach, John McCabe and Villa-Lobos.
14:00
New Generation Artists—31/08/2009
Recent recordings by Radio 3's New Generation Artists.
14:30
BBC Proms—2009, NGA Weekend, PCM 17 - Christian Poltera, Szymanowski Quartet, Claudio Bohorquez
11/12From Cadogan Hall, London. Britten: Cello Suite No 3. Schubert: String Quintet in C, D956.
16:00
New Generation Artists—31/08/2009
Recent recordings by Radio 3's New Generation Artists.
16:30
BBC Proms—2009, NGA Weekend, PCM 18 - Ronald van Spaendonck, Ilya Gringolts, Llyr Williams, Tom Arthurs
12/12Featuring works by Stravinsky, Tom Arthurs, Gwilym Simcock and Martinu.
17:45
In Tune—Sean Rafferty
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Australian conductor Simone Young live from Edinburgh.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms—2009, Prom 61: Sibelius, Duparc, Ravel, Part 1
1/2Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Sibelius's Symphony No 1.
19:40
Twenty Minutes—The Annual General Boiled Egg Panic
Specially-commissioned memoir by Alexei Sayle, recalling archetypal British bank holidays.
20:00
BBC Proms—2009, Prom 61: Sibelius, Duparc, Ravel, Part 2
2/2RCO/Mariss Jansons in Duparc: selection of songs and Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2.
21:15
The Lebrecht Interview—Jonathan Miller
Norman Lebrecht talks to Jonathan Miller about his career, opera and atheism.
22:00
Night Music—Telemann Paris Quartets
Music for flute, violin, viola da gamba and continuo played by Musica ad Rhenum.
23:00
The Essay—Secret Places in the Four Quartets, Episode 1
1/4Craig Raine visits the key locations of TS Eliot's set of poems The Four Quartets.
23:15
Jazz on 3—Steve Williamson, Roy Campbell, Roger Turner and Pat Thomas
Jez Nelson presents a gig by four pioneers of free jazz and improvisation.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—01/09/2009
Music including Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin, Schumann, Chausson, Bach and Mendelssohn.
