Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—25/07/2012
Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded in locations around Europe.
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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. Including Sarah's Essential Choice. Prokofiev: Symphony No 5.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven Turns to Writing Opera
3/5Donald Macleod explores the period 1804-5, when Beethoven turns to writing an opera.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—City of London Festival 2012, Christian Ihle Hadland
6/8Pianist Christian Ihle Hadland plays Chopin, Grieg, Kjerulf, Mendelssohn and Schumann.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 07 - Handel
Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet perform music by Handel at the BBC Proms.(R)
15:30
Choral Evensong—Hereford Cathedral
From Hereford Cathedral during the Three Choirs Festival.
16:30
In Tune—Wallace and Gromit animator Merlin Crossingham, Youth Music Voices, opera director Laurent Pelly
Sean Rafferty presents, with guests including opera director Laurent Pelly.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven Turns to Writing Opera
3/5Donald Macleod explores the period 1804-5, when Beethoven turns to writing an opera.
19:30
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 15, Smetana, Prokofiev
1/2Jiri Belohlavek and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform music by Smetana and Prokofiev.
20:25
Twenty Minutes—Entertaining Toscanini
Suzy Klein explores the drama engendered by Toscanini's visits to the BBC SO in the 1930s.
20:45
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 15, Dvorak
2/2Jiri Belohlavek conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony.
21:45
Sunday Feature—The American Civil War, The War of the North
2/4Dr Adam Smith explores the world of the North and its war.(R)
22:30
BBC Proms—2012, Proms Plus Late, Rob Brockway Trio, Adam O'Riordan
Performers include the Rob Brockway Trio and Manchester poet Adam O'Riordan.
22:45
The Essay—The Essay: The Father Instinct, John Keane
2/5Artist John Keane discusses how his children have influenced how he sees his work.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington with music from Terje Rypdal, The Hot Seats, Os Cempes and Seth Lakeman.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—26/07/2012
Susan Sharpe presents Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with soloist Lars Vogt.
