Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—08/03/2012
John Shea presents a complete performance of Smetana's Ma Vlast from the 2011 Proms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's Breakfast Show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker presents music by Sibelius and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), Boccherini is Desperate to Find a New Patron
4/5Donald Macleod explains how Boccherini was desperate to find a new patron.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Karen Cargill, Simon Lepper
3/4Karen Cargill (mezzo) and Simon Lepper (piano) in Brahms, Duparc, Barber and Scots songs.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Thomas - La cour de Celimene
Penny Gore introduces a performance of Thomas's La cour de Celimene.
16:30
In Tune—Igudesman and Joo, The Barbican, Shobana Jeyasingh, Benyounes Quartet
With YouTube comedy duo Igudesman and Joo, plus dancer Shobana Jeyasingh.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), Boccherini is Desperate to Find a New Patron
4/5Donald Macleod explains how Boccherini was desperate to find a new patron.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Scottish SO/Manze - Best of British
Andrew Manze leads the BBC SSO in music by Purcell, Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams.
22:00
Night Waves—Going Dark, Disaster, Russell Banks, Bel Ami
Anne McElvoy meets author Russell Banks, who discusses his new novel Lost Memory of Skin.
22:45
The Essay—Listener, They Won It, Richard Cohen
4/5Former Olympic fencer Richard Cohen on swordplay in Dumas's The Three Musketeers.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt presents songs by Ana Silvera and medieval music from The Sixteen.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—09/03/2012
John Shea presents a concert given in Prague, featuring Bruckner's Seventh Symphony.
