Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—24/07/2012
Susan Sharpe presents a performance of Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 recorded in Barcelona.
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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, and her guest the sportsman and writer Ed Smith.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven and the Early Signs of Deafness
2/5Donald Macleod surveys Beethoven's career in 1801, including the early signs of deafness.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—City of London Festival 2012, Escher String Quartet
5/8From the City of London Festival, the Escher Quartet play Bartok, Zemlinsky and Dvorak.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 09 - Beethoven, Boulez
Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in the first of 5 Beethoven Proms.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Michael Waldman, Fishguard Festival, Christina Pluhar
Filmmaker Michael Waldman introduces his new project on Daniel Barenboim. Plus live piano.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven and the Early Signs of Deafness
2/5Donald Macleod surveys Beethoven's career in 1801, including the early signs of deafness.
19:00
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 13, Beethoven, Boulez
1/2West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim in Beethoven: Symphony No 8, plus Boulez.
20:00
BBC Proms—2012, Proms Plus, 24/07/2012
Ed Stourton explores the influence of the 'Arab Spring' on contemporary Arabic literature.
20:20
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 13, Beethoven
2/2Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Beethoven's Symphony No 7.
21:15
Sunday Feature—The American Civil War, The War of the South
1/4Adam Smith explores the American South and the Civil War.
22:00
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 14: Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet makes its Proms debut with a typically eclectic range of music.
23:30
Late Junction—Tuesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington with a wide and ecclectic mix of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—25/07/2012
Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded in locations around Europe.
