Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—31/01/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the Danish Radio choir performing Brahms, Bach and Strauss.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with music by Mozart and Schubert, plus the Specialist Classical Chart.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Elgar and the Zeppelin Raids on London
2/5Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1915, when Elgar wrote music for The Starlight Express.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—South West Festivals 2011, Episode 1
1/4Nicholas Daniel in Mozart: Oboe Quartet. Michael Collins in Brahms: Clarinet Quintet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Russian Music, Episode 2
2/3Katie Derham with music by Glinka, Prokofiev, Lyadov and Rachmaninov.
16:30
In Tune—Tuesday - Suzy Klein
Suzy Klein with music and guests from the arts world, including pianist David Greilsammer.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Elgar and the Zeppelin Raids on London
2/5Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1915, when Elgar wrote music for The Starlight Express.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, Der Wanderer an den Mond, Im Fruhling, Alinde
1/2Tenor Werner Gura and pianist Roger Vignoles in songs by Schubert, including Im Fruhling.
20:10
Twenty Minutes—Zipper and His Father
Reading from Joseph Roth's novel about a father's musical aspirations for his son.(R)
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, Der Wanderer, Im Walde
2/2Werner Gura (tenor) and Roger Vignoles (piano) in Schubert songs, including Der Wanderer.
22:00
Night Waves—Migrations, Wael Ghonim, She Stoops to Conquer, God's Jury
Philip Dodd talks to Egyptian web activist Wael Ghonim.
22:45
The Essay—Tagore and the Bengali Sensibility, The Poet of a Turning Point
2/5Amit Chaudhuri on the work and influence of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore.
23:00
World on 3—Celtic Connections 2012, Episode 1
1/4Mary Ann Kennedy presents a session from the 2012 Celtic Connections world music festival.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—01/02/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Handel's Rinaldo from the BBC Proms 2011.
