Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—22/02/2012
John Shea presents a concert of voice and recorder featuring Ensemble 1700.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents music by Kreisler, Mascagni and Manuel de Falla.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential Choice: Kodaly: Variations on a Hungarian Folksong.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Thou Genius of This Isle
3/5Donald Macleod explores Purcell's major collaboration with John Dryden - King Arthur.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Perth Concert Hall, Khatia Buniatishvili
2/4Khatia Buniatishvili gives a piano recital of popular Liszt and Chopin works.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 3
3/3The BBC National Orchestra of Wales performs music by Strauss and Mahler.
15:30
Choral Evensong—From Hereford Cathedral on Ash Wednesday
From Hereford Cathedral on Ash Wednesday.
16:30
In Tune—Steven Osborne, Leon McCawley, David Hill, Stephen Threlfall
Sean Rafferty presents music from pianists Steven Osborne and Leon McCawley.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Thou Genius of This Isle
3/5Donald Macleod explores Purcell's major collaboration with John Dryden - King Arthur.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Part 1
1/2Joshua Bell (violin) and London Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Mozart and Brahms.
20:00
Discovering Music—Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3
Stephen Johnson explores the inner world of Szymanowski's Symphony No 3.
20:20
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Royal Festival Hall, London, Zemlinsky, Szymanowski
2/2London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra in works by Zemlinsky and Szymanowski.
22:00
Night Waves—Moby Duck, The Art of Peace, Appointment with the Wicker Man
Rana Mitter and the strange story of 28,000 yellow plastic ducks lost at sea in 1992.
22:45
The Essay—An Informal History of the Male Nude, Gabriel Gbadamosi
3/5Gabriel Gbadamosi considers the meaning of the male nude in African art.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington's selection includes music from Matthew Bourne and Nha Mita Pereira.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—23/02/2012
John Shea presents Trio Ex Aequo playing Haydn, Beethoven and Dvorak's Dumky Trio.
