Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—24/04/2012
Jonathan Swain with an all-Handel concert from the 2009 Proms featuring The Sixteen.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Janacek: Sinfonietta.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), I Am Now Schoenberg's Right Hand
2/5Donald Macleod on Skalkottas's studies with Schoenberg in the early 1930s in Berlin.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NGA Spring Programmes 2012, Ruby Hughes, Francesco Piemontesi, Elias Quartet
1/4Performances by Ruby Hughes, Francesco Piemontesi and the Elias Quartet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic - Reflections on Debussy, Episode 2
2/4Louise Fryer presents music by Debussy, Gershwin, Mussorgsky, Ravel and Casella.
16:30
In Tune—Academy of Ancient Music, Jenny Lin, Mark Stone, Andrew Kennedy
With music from the Academy of Ancient Music, Jenny Lin, Mark Stone and Andrew Kennedy.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), I Am Now Schoenberg's Right Hand
2/5Donald Macleod on Skalkottas's studies with Schoenberg in the early 1930s in Berlin.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Philharmonia - Sibelius, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
Leif Segerstam leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in Sibelius, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.
22:00
Night Waves—The Rolling Stones, Harry Shearer, Ferdinand Mount, Albert Nobbs
Samira Ahmed talks to actor Harry Shearer as he tackles the role of Richard Nixon.
22:45
The Essay—Shakespeare and Love, Stanley Wells
2/5Stanley Wells argues that Shakespeare's many portrayals of love reflect his own life.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington with music from Earl Scruggs, Iraida Yusupova, Jim Moray and Narasirato.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—25/04/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from Amsterdam of music by Willem de Fesch.
