Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—23/01/2012
Susan Sharpe selects an outstanding concert of early tenor duets performed by Vivante.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny with music by Chabrier and Brahms, and the Yellow River Piano Concerto.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan shares great music and performances, including the Essential CD of the Week.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Episode 1
1/5Donald Macleod presents music from early in Britten's career.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Takacs Quartet
The Takacs Quartet perform music by Haydn and Dvorak at Wigmore Hall, London.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic, Episode 1
1/3Louise Fryer presents BBC Philharmonic in music by Ravel, Falla and Shostakovich.
16:30
In Tune—Kronos Quartet, Alice Coote, Juilliard String Quartet
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Episode 1
1/5Donald Macleod presents music from early in Britten's career.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, Haydn, Shostakovich
1/2Atrium Quartet in Haydn: String Quartet, Op 33 No 1. Shostakovich: Quartet No 11, Op 122.
20:10
Twenty Minutes—A History of the Interval
Paul Allen on the history of the interval, from Ancient Greece to today's concert halls.(R)
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield, Shostakovich, Beethoven
2/2Atrium Quartet in Shostakovich: Quartet No 1, Op 49. Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1.
22:00
Night Waves—Night Waves at Free Thinking
Margaret Drabble in conversation at the 2011 Free Thinking Festival.
22:45
The Essay—The Sound and the Fury, Episode 1
1/5Andrew Martin explains 'phonophobia' and the strange measures he takes to banish it.
23:00
Jazz on 3—London Jazz Festival: Michel Portal
Jez Nelson presents clarinettist/saxophonist Michel Portal at the London Jazz Festival.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—24/01/2012
Susan Sharpe presents a BBC Proms performance of Mozart's Requiem.
