Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—26/05/2012
With John Shea. Including Lukasz Borowicz conducting the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—The Sound That Burned: The Queen's Hall 70th Anniversary
Andrew Green tells the story of the last days of London's celebrated Queen's Hall.(R)
13:00
The Early Music Show—Alfred Deller Centenary
Catherine Bott celebrates the life and work of pioneering countertenor Alfred Deller.
14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Johannes Moser, Paul Rivinius
Johannes Moser (cello) and Paul Rivinius (piano) perform sonatas by Brahms and Britten.(R)
15:00
Saturday Classics—Zeb Soanes
Radio 4 presenter Zeb Soanes chooses works linked to the sea.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—26/05/2012
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio Pappano conducts Mozart's great comic opera The Marriage of Figaro.
21:30
Between the Ears—The Cost of Coal
Evoking life working in coal mines and the accompanying fictional and real-life dramas.(R)
22:00
Pre-Hear—Richard Ayres - Noncerto
Saar Berger (horn) and BBC SSO under Ilan Volkov in Richard Ayres: Noncerto (No 36).
22:30
Hear and Now—Raymond Yiu, Robert Keeley, Brian Elias, Kevin Volans
Tom Service presents music by Raymond Yiu, Robert Keeley, Brian Elias and Kevin Volans.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Roy Haynes
Geoffrey Smith surveys the career of drumming great Roy Haynes.
01:00
Through the Night—27/05/2012
Susan Sharpe presents Gottfried von der Goltz conducting the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.
