Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—22/12/2010
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including a Christmas carol from the BBC Singers.
10:00
Classical Collection—Wednesday - James Jolly
James Jolly with music by Dvorak, Zelenka, Brahms, Purcell, Kodaly, Haydn and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Bach in Cothen, Episode 3
3/5Donald Macleod reveals how Bach was hit by the devastating news of the death of his wife.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Chopin, Boris Giltburg
2/4Piano recital by Boris Giltburg. Chopin: Polonaises Nos 1, 2; Ballades Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Mahler, Mahler - The Final Years, Part 3
3/4Katie Derham presents the Berlin Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No 9.
16:00
Choral Evensong—Chester Cathedral
From Chester Cathedral.
17:00
Words and Music—The Doors of Perception
A sequence of poetry, prose and music centring on altered states and visions.(R)
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Evening
18:15
New Generation Artists—Alexandra Soumm, Giuliano Sommerhalder, Daniela Lehner, Benjamin Grosvenor
Performances from Alexandra Soumm (violin) and Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet).
19:30
Performance on 3—BBC Proms 2010, Prom 75: Monteverdi's Vespers
John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir in Monteverdi's Vespers at Proms 2010.
21:15
Night Waves—Alan Lomax, Will Self, Whistle and I'll Come to You, Philanthropy in the Arts
Philip Dodd discusses Alan Lomax, pioneering oral historian, and Will Self's Idea of 2010.
22:00
Composer of the Week—Bach in Cothen, Episode 3
3/5Donald Macleod reveals how Bach was hit by the devastating news of the death of his wife.
23:00
The Essay—Visions of Mary, Dr Mona Siddiqui
3/5Dr Mona Siddiqui of Glasgow University explains the important role of Mary in Islam.
23:15
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt - 22/12/2010
Max Reinhardt with music from Arvo Part, Lata Mangeshkar and Mahalia Jackson.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—23/12/2010
Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Philharmonic in Act 2 of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet.
