Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—07/02/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Mahler's Das Klagende Lied from the 2011 Proms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Vaughan Williams, Stanford and Chopin.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Schubert, Handel and Sibelius.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Walton (1902-1983), Happy Prince
2/5Donald Macleod discovers how Walton became the pre-eminent British composer of the 1930s.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival 2011, Episode 1
1/4Music by Dohnanyi and Tchaikovsky from the 2011 Lincolnshire Chamber Music Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra in Germany, Episode 2
2/3BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Grieg, Scriabin, Dvorak, Janacek, Finzi and Bartok.
16:30
In Tune—John Mark Ainsley, Roger Vignoles, John Lill, Kristjan Jarvi
With music from tenor John Mark Ainsley with Roger Vignoles and pianist John Lill.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—William Walton (1902-1983), Happy Prince
2/5Donald Macleod discovers how Walton became the pre-eminent British composer of the 1930s.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Beethoven, Mozart
1/2Daniele Gatti conducts the Royal Philharmonic in music by Beethoven and Mozart.
20:10
Twenty Minutes—Ragtime to Riches
Bricklayer's son, ragtime pianist, major philanthropist: the lost story of Walter Harding.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Beethoven
2/2Daniele Gatti conducts the Royal Philharmonic in Beethoven: Symphony No 6 (Pastoral).
22:00
Night Waves—International Review
Matthew Sweet hosts an International Review edition of the programme.
22:45
The Essay—Happily Ever After, Anne Fine
2/5Anne Fine gives a feminist view of the nostalgia for our favourite childhood books.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp's selection includes La Talvera, and Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—08/02/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a concert given by baroque specialists Il Giardino Armonico.
