Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—02/05/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Concert Orchestra in orchestral works by Toivo Kuula.
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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: Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4, Op 90 (Italian).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842), Episode 3
3/5Donald Macleod discusses a pair of major commissions Cherubini undertook in 1805 and 1815.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Paris String Quartet Biennial, Takacs Quartet, Borodin Quartet
2/4Takacs Quartet in music by Britten. Borodin Quartet in Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Arvo Part Total Immersion, Episode 2
2/3Music by Arvo Part: Trivium; Seven Advent (Magnificat) antiphons; The Beatitudes; Summa.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St John's College, Cambridge
From the chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
16:30
In Tune—Sitkovetsky Trio, London Octave Wind Soloists, Bob Chilcott, Juan Diego Florez
With music from Sitkovetsky Trio, London Octave Wind Soloists plus Juan Diego Florez.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842), Episode 3
3/5Donald Macleod discusses a pair of major commissions Cherubini undertook in 1805 and 1815.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Brahms, Beethoven
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in Brahms: Piano Concerto No 1. Beethoven: Symphony No 5.
22:00
Night Waves—Bauhaus
Rana Mitter visits a new exhibition of Bauhaus art at the Barbican in London.
22:45
The Essay—How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear, Robert Crawford
3/5Poet and academic Robert Crawford explores Edward Lear's literary legacy.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt's selection includes Dvorak, Tribraco and an ensemble of Angolan women.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—03/05/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in concert.
