Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—13/12/2011
John Shea presents Bizet's Carmen in a performance given at the Royal Opera House.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, and the Specialist Classical Chart.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Benjamin, Bellini, Mozart and Saint-Saens.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Love and Longing
2/5Donald Macleod introduces music for a friend and a potential love interest of Beethoven's.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Llyr Williams
5/12Llyr Williams performs Beethoven Piano Sonatas: No 10 in G; No 22 in F; No 15 in D.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups, Episode 2
2/5BBC Philharmonic in music by Rozsa, Britten and Strauss. Plus the BBC CO in Tchaikovsky.
16:30
In Tune—13/12/2011 Katya Apekisheva, Thomas Kemp, Yuri Bashmet
With music from pianist Katya Apekisheva, plus Thomas Kemp and Yuri Bashmet.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Love and Longing
2/5Donald Macleod introduces music for a friend and a potential love interest of Beethoven's.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican Hall, London, Haydn, Nielsen
1/2Colin Davis conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Haydn and Nielsen.
20:35
Discovering Music—Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor'
Stephen Johnson on the history and musical mechanics of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5.
20:55
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican Hall, London, Beethoven
2/2Colin Davis conducts the LSO in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat (Emperor).
22:00
Night Waves—Noises Off, Dreams of a Life, Daniel Kahneman
Matthew Sweet discusses Dreams of a Life, a new film about the forgotten in society.
22:45
The Essay—The Antarcticans, Adelies and Obsession
2/5Writer Meredith Hooper witnesses the plight of penguins affected by climate change.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp - 13/12/2011
Verity Sharp's selection includes flamenco and lyre music from Ethiopia.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—14/12/2011
John Shea presents the Tokyo Quartet performing in Wellington, New Zealand.
