Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—16/03/2012
Frans Bruggen leads the Orchestra of the 18th Century in concertos by Chopin and Schumann.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents music by Monti, Holst and Dvorak.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen - Tragedy and then Triumph
5/5Donald Macleod tells the story of Bizet's final months.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Patrons, Passions and Performers, Susan Bullock, Malcolm Martineau
4/4Susan Bullock (soprano) and Malcolm Martineau (piano) in Schumann, Wagner and Duparc.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Music for the Theatre, Episode 16
Louise Fryer presents music by Stravinsky, Havergal Brian, Beethoven and Busoni.
16:30
In Tune—St Patrick's Day Special - London Lasses, Georgy Tchaidze
Sean Rafferty with a St Patrick's Day special, with ceilidh music from London Lasses.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Carmen - Tragedy and then Triumph
5/5Donald Macleod tells the story of Bizet's final months.
19:00
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Martin, Lutoslawski
1/2BBC NOW in Frank Martin: Petite symphonie concertante. Lutoslawski: Double Concerto.
20:10
Twenty Minutes—Czeslaw Milosz: Poet-Witness
Fiona Sampson considers the work of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Honegger, Stravinsky
2/2BBC NOW/Thierry Fischer in Stravinsky: Concerto in D (Basle). Honegger: Symphony No 4.
22:00
The Verb—Colm Toibin, Ben Okri, Helen Simpson, Peter Blegvad
Presented by Ian McMillan. With Colm Toibin, Helen Simpson, Ben Okri and Peter Blegvad.
22:45
The Essay—Meanings of Mountains, Peru
5/5Javier Lizarzaburu on the Inca shrine of Pariacaca and what the mountain means today.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Anais Mitchell, Songlines Awards Nominations
Mary Ann Kennedy with Anais Mitchell in session, and the Songlines Awards nominations.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—17/03/2012
A recital given by pianist Sara Daneshpour at the 66th International Chopin Festival.
