Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—25/04/2012
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from Amsterdam of music by Willem de Fesch.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Includes Essential Choice: Haydn: Symphony No 45 (Farewell).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), Everything Is a Big Disappointment
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's reluctant return to Greece from Berlin.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NGA Spring Programmes 2012, Escher Quartet, Alexandra Soumm, Ben Johnson
2/4Performances by the Escher Quartet, Alexandra Soumm and Ben Johnson.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic - Reflections on Debussy, Episode 3
3/4BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena in music by Britten, Dvorak, Takemitsu and Debussy.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Chichester Cathedral
From Chichester Cathedral on the Feast of St Mark the Evangelist.
16:30
In Tune—Carmen Giannattasio, David Parry, Emma Johnson, John Lenehan, Ensemble Bash
Sean Rafferty presents guests including Emma Johnson, David Parry and Ensemble Bash.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), Everything Is a Big Disappointment
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's reluctant return to Greece from Berlin.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Lighthouse, Poole, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
1/2Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
20:15
Twenty Minutes—Dimanche
Irene Nemirovsky's story of a mother and daughter confronting the vagaries of love.(R)
20:35
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Lighthouse, Poole, Tchaikovsky
2/2Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty (excpts).
22:00
Night Waves—Jonah Lehrer, Ripley Scroll, Globe International Shakespeare Project, Koyaanisqatsi
Philip Dodd meets American author and journalist Jonah Lehrer.
22:45
The Essay—Shakespeare and Love, Samuel West
3/5Actor and director Samuel West talks of his own passion for Shakespearean love.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents choral music by Bob Chilcott and a Yemeni wedding song.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—26/04/2012
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Martha Argerich.
