Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—24/12/2009
Jonathan Swain presents music by Byrd, Britten, Schutz, Tchaikovsky, Fitelberg, Gorecki.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Monday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan shares his personal choice of music. Including a Winter Waltz and a carol.
10:00
Classical Collection—Thursday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Delalande, Messiaen, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov and Burns.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—John Rutter (b.1945), Episode 4
4/5John Rutter explains to Donald Macleod the genesis of his much-loved Requiem.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Music Festival 2009, Angela Hewitt
7/8Pianist Angela Hewitt in Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn, Haydn at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Handel: Hercules
BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with a performance of Hercules.
14:02
Handel Opera Cycle—Hercules
BBC Radio 3's complete cycle of Handel operas continues with a performance of Hercules.
17:15
Words and Music—The Faerie World
Poetry and music in the fairy tradition. Readings from Stella Gonet and Robert Glenister.(R)
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Evening
18:15
New Generation Artists—24/12/2009
Jennifer Pike (violin) in Ravel. Daniela Lehner (mezzo), Jose Luis Gayo (piano) in Guridi.
19:00
Performance on 3—BBC Philharmonic - Haydn's The Creation
Presented by Catherine Bott. BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda in Haydn's Creation.
21:00
Belief—Series 4, Tim Winter
Joan Bakewell talks to Cambridge University chaplain and Muslim convert Tim Winter.(R)
21:30
BBC Proms—2009, Prom 3: Stan Tracey
The great pianist Stan Tracey and his orchestra perform his jazz masterpiece Genesis.(R)
23:15
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Debs Newbold, Mary Hampton and Dave Price
Verity Sharp presents a special collaboration session, with story, song and percussion.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—25/12/2009
Jonathan Swain presents music by Bach, Haydn, Roussel, Mozart, Handel, Dupre and Brahms.
