Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—04/11/2011
Jonathan Swain presents symphonies by Mozart, Brahms and Dvorak.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Mendelssohn and Handel.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music by Stravinsky, Mozart and Dvorak.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Episode 5
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Alessandro Scarlatti's decline into poverty.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—The Frick Collection, Diotima Quartet
4/4The Diotima Quartet performs music by Janacek and Ravel at the Frick Collection, New York.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Symphony, BBC Philharmonic - Sibelius, Haydn, Mozart
In a series focusing on symphonies, the BBC Philharmonic plays Sibelius, Haydn and Mozart.
16:30
In Tune—04/11/2011 Eve Loiseau, Nicola Benedetti, Alexei Grynyuk, Rufus Wainwright
With performances from violinist Nicola Benedetti and singer Eve Loiseau.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725), Episode 5
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Alessandro Scarlatti's decline into poverty.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Music Hall, Aberdeen, Wagner, Berlioz
1/2Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Wagner and Berlioz.
20:15
Discovering Music—Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Stephen Johnson explores Sibelius's popular Symphony No. 2 in D.
20:35
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Music Hall, Aberdeen, Julian Anderson, Sibelius
2/2Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO. Julian Anderson: Eden. Sibelius: Symphony No 2.
22:00
Free Thinking—2011, Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launches the 2011 Free Thinking ideas festival.
23:00
The Essay—A Dark History of British Gardening, Xenophobia
5/5Jenny Uglow considers gardeners' 'xenophobia'.
23:15
World on 3—Catriona McKay and Chris Stout Session
Mary Ann Kennedy introduces a studio session by Catriona McKay and Chris Stout.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—05/11/2011
Jukka Pekka Saraste conducts the Swedish RSO in music by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.
