Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—02/08/2012
The Monte Carlo Philharmonic in concert performing Beethoven, Smetana and Suk.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Glazunov: The Sea, Op 28.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Musical Offering
4/5Donald Macleod on the music arising from Bach's visit to Frederick the Great in 1747.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Music Festival 2012, Episode 3
3/8Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) performs Debussy's Preludes (Book 2).
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 16: Elgar, Hugh Wood, Ravel, Debussy
Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the BBC NOW in music by Elgar, Hugh Wood, Ravel and Debussy.(R)
16:30
In Tune—James Galway, Mr McFall's Chamber
Sean Rafferty presents music from flautist James Galway and Mr McFall's Chamber.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Musical Offering
4/5Donald Macleod on the music arising from Bach's visit to Frederick the Great in 1747.
19:30
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 26, Bach: B Minor Mass - Part 1
1/2Johann Sebastian Bach's last religious will and testament - his monumental Mass in B minor
20:30
Twenty Minutes—The Greatest Poem Never Read
Danny Karlin considers Robert Browning's Sordello: is it the best worst poem ever?
20:50
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 26, Bach: B Minor Mass - Part 2
2/2Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental Mass in B minor, performed by the English Concert.
22:00
Sunday Feature—Out in the World - A Global Gay History, Episode 3
3/4Richard Coles looks at the conflict between sexuality and gender identity.(R)
22:45
The Essay—It Talks, Standards
3/5Exploring the creation of the first international and cross-boundary standards for money.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington's selection includes part of Stockhausen's Helicopter String Quartet.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—03/08/2012
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Martha Argerich.
