Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—26/08/2011
Susan Sharpe presents a programme of dark humour performed by the Ejsberg Ensemble.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's breakfast programme.
10:00
Classical Collection—Friday - Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker with music by Berlioz, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Brahms and Purcell.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Return to Spain
5/5Donald Macleod on why, at the height of his success, Victoria decided to return home.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2011, Cheltenham Music Festival 2011
8/12Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) and the Escher Quartet in Beethoven, Prokofiev, Shostakovich.
14:30
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2011 Repeats, Prom 53 - Prokofiev, Dutilleux
Valery Gergiev leads the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Prokofiev and Dutilleux.
16:30
In Tune—26/8/2011 Edinburgh Festival
Petroc Trelawny presents a special edition from the 2011 Edinburgh Festival.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611), Return to Spain
5/5Donald Macleod on why, at the height of his success, Victoria decided to return home.
19:30
BBC Proms—2011, Prom 56, Strauss
1/2BBC Symphony Orchestra/Semyon Bychkov and Kirill Gerstein (piano) in Strauss: Burleske.
19:55
BBC Proms—2011, Proms Plus, Literary: Prince Albert
Matthew Sweet and guests reassess Prince Albert and his legacy, the Royal Albert Hall.
20:15
BBC Proms—2011, Prom 56, Mahler
2/2Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A minor.
22:00
Sunday Feature—The Romans in Britain, The Birth of the Britons
2/2Historian Bettany Hughes investigates the end of Roman rule in Britain.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Music Appreciation Movement, Episode 4
4/4Richard Witts on Music Appreciation's excursion into film and a new broadcasting era.
23:00
World on 3—Fool's Gold
Lopa Kothari presents a studio session from Los Angeles world-pop band Fool's Gold.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—27/08/2011
Susan Sharpe presents a concert of piano duet music, featuring Brahms, Liszt and Grainger.
