Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—19/12/2011
Jonathan Swain's selection includes John Adams's Violin Concerto with Chloe Hanslip.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Chopin, Beethoven and Waldteufel.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents a sequence of great music in classic recordings.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Handel in Italy
1/5Donald Macleod presents music from the early part of Handel's career in Italy.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nicolas Altstaedt, Jose Gallardo
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) plays music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Boulanger and Piazzolla.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Great Music Festivals of 2011, Episode 1
1/4Louise Fryer with music from 2011's festivals, by Brahms, Handel, Strauss and Schubert.
17:00
Words and Music—Turning Points
Sequence of poetry, prose and music exploring some of life's turning points.(R)
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Evening
18:15
New Generation Artists—Khatia Buniatishvili, Ruby Hughes, the Signum Quartet, Nicolas Alstaedt
Music from Khatia Buniatishvili, Ruby Hughes, the Signum Quartet and Nicolas Alstaedt.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St John's, Smith Square, London, Ceremony of Carols
1/2From St John's, Smith Square, Petroc Trelawny presents Britten's Ceremony of Carols.
20:10
Discovering Music—Britten: Saint Nicolas
Stephen Johnson explores Britten's work for children's chorus, his cantata Saint Nicolas.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St John's, Smith Square, London, St Nicolas
2/2Stephen Layton conducts a peformance of Britten's St Nicolas, with tenor Alan Clayton.
22:00
Night Waves—Artistic Endeavours
Matthew Sweet examines the major artistic endeavours shaping the 21st century.
22:45
The Essay—The Writer's Dickens, Tessa Hadley - Rooms and Reality
1/5Tessa Hadley on how Dickens paints the reality of his world through characters' houses.
23:00
Jazz on 3—Highlights from the 2011 GIO Festival
Jez Nelson presents highlights from the 2011 GIO Festival in Glasgow.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—20/12/2011
With Jonathan Swain. Christmas music for the Orthodox Church, the oratorio The Nativity.
