Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—30/04/2011
With Jonathan Swain. The Beethoven Orchestra, Bonn, in music by Beethoven and Berlioz.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Presented by Martin Handley.
09:00
CD Review—Building a Library - Dvorak: String Quartet in G, Op 106
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library - Dvorak: String Quartet in G, Op 106.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—The Sound That Burned: The Queen's Hall 70th Anniversary
Andrew Green tells the story of the last days of London's celebrated Queen's Hall.
13:00
The Early Music Show—Royal Wedding Music
Catherine Bott and James O'Donnell discuss music at past royal weddings.
14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nicholas Angelich
Pianist Nicholas Angelich performs Bach/Busoni, Brahms and Schumann at the Wigmore Hall.
15:00
World Routes—World Routes Academy, 2011: The Music of South India, Part 2
World Routes Academy protégé Hari Sivanesan travels to the Indian city of Chennai.
16:00
Jazz Library—Bobby Wellins
Saxophonist Bobby Wellins joins Alyn Shipton to select his key recordings.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—30/04/2011
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Verdi's Il trovatore
From New York's Metropolitan Opera, a performance of Verdi's Il trovatore.
21:30
Between the Ears—The Mosque at the End of the World
Writer Tahir Shah explores the square Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech.(R)
22:00
Pre-Hear—Thierry Escaich, Jonathan Harvey
Two works exploring colour and resonance, by Thierry Escaich and Jonathan Harvey.
22:30
Hear and Now—New French Music
Tom Service is joined by British composer Julian Anderson to discuss recent French music.
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Late
00:00
Jazz Library—Steve Swallow
Bassist Steve Swallow joins Alyn Shipton at the 2010 Cheltenham Jazz Festival.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—01/05/2011
John Shea introduces a concert of Schumann chamber works recorded in Stockholm.
