Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—26/02/2011
Susan Sharpe presents Dmitri Sitkovetsky's arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington shares her choice of music, including Haydn, Debussy and Prokofiev.
09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Bruckner Symphonies
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Bruckner Symphonies.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—Why Do Women Die in Opera?
Journalist Martin Kettle asks why, so often in opera, the soprano meets a gruesome end.(R)
13:00
The Early Music Show—The Siege of Vienna
Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by the Sarband Ensemble in Bruges.
14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—James Ehnes
Violinist James Ehnes plays sonatas by Debussy and Bartok at the Wigmore Hall, London.
15:00
Music Planet—Rivers
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of river regions around the world.
16:00
Jazz Library—Dinah Washington
Gwyneth Herbert joins Alyn Shipton to pick the essential recordings by Dinah Washington.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—26/02/2011
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride
Susan Graham and Placido Domingo in Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride, based on the Greek myth.
21:30
The Wire—The Wall
Ed Harris's play addressing social inequality and unseen divisions in our cities.
22:00
Pre-Hear—26/02/2011
Piano music by two British composers - Laurence Crane and Simon Holt.
22:30
Hear and Now—Brian Ferneyhough - Total Immersion
The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins performs music by Brian Ferneyhough.
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Late
00:00
The Early Music Show—Clemens non Papa
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and music of the Flemish composer Clemens non Papa.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—27/02/2011
Susan Sharpe presents music by Khachaturian, Esterhazy, Debussy, Schumann and Boccherini.
