Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—27/07/2012
Susan Sharpe presents quartets by Nielsen, Mozart and Shostakovich.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice. Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Op 35.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas
5/5Donald Macleod explores the period 1820-2, when Beethoven composes his final piano sonatas
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—City of London Festival 2012, Jennifer Johnston
8/8Jennifer Johnston sings songs by Vaughan Williams, Warlock and Cheryl Frances-Hoad.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 12 - Beethoven, Boulez
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform Beethoven's Symphonies Nos 5 and 6.
16:30
In Tune—Harry the Piano, Robert Hollingworth, Eliza Carthy, Martyn Ware, Mario Petrucci, Anna Samuil
Sean Rafferty presents an Olympics feast, with Harry the Piano improvising live.
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 18: Beethoven's Symphony No 9
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (Choral).
20:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Beethoven's Last Piano Sonatas
5/5Donald Macleod explores the period 1820-2, when Beethoven composes his final piano sonatas
21:00
New Generation Artists—Christian Ihle Hadland
Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland performs Chopin, Haydn, Schumann and Johansen.
22:00
Sunday Feature—The American Civil War, Blockade Runners and Black Minstrels
4/4What did Britain do in the American Civil War? Louise Welsh investigates.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Essay: The Father Instinct, Abdulrazak Gurnah
3/5Author Abdulrazak Gurnah makes contact with his father after a long period of absence.(R)
23:00
WOMAD—WOMAD Live 2012, Hugh Masekela and Seth Lakeman onstage at Charlton Park
Live music and recorded highlights from the globe's leading festival of world music.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—28/07/2012
Quartets by Nielsen, Mozart and Shostakovich performed by the Young Danish String Quartet.
