Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—05/09/2012
John Shea presents a concert of Mozart chamber works given in Stockholm.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 6.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—John Adams (1947-), From Ellington to Schoenberg
3/5Donald Macleod explores John Adams's works written on a smaller canvas.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Verbier Festival 2011, Leonidas Kavakos, Bryn Terfel
2/4Leonidas Kavakos (violin) plays Beethoven. Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) performs Schubert.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2012 Repeats, Prom 53 - Viadana, Bassano, Gabrieli, Monteverdi
I Fagiolini under Robert Hollingworth performs Viadana, Bassano, Gabrieli and Monteverdi.(R)
15:30
Choral Evensong—05/09/2012
Choral Evening Prayer from Neresheim Abbey, in southern Germany.
16:30
In Tune—Wednesday - Sean Rafferty
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With guests including Joseph Calleja and Valentina Lisitsa.
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Evening
18:00
Composer of the Week—John Adams (1947-), From Ellington to Schoenberg
3/5Donald Macleod explores John Adams's works written on a smaller canvas.
19:00
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 72, Nixon in China - Act 1
1/3John Adams conducts Act 1 of his own opera Nixon in China.
20:05
BBC Proms—2012, Proms Plus, John Adams: Nixon in China
Rana Mitter and Shuyun Sun debate the political context of John Adams' Nixon in China.
20:25
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 72, Nixon in China - Act 2
2/3John Adams conducts Act 2 of his own opera Nixon in China.
21:20
Twenty Minutes—From Neptune to Nixon
Adrian Mourby examines the history of the operatic plot.
21:40
BBC Proms—2012, Prom 72, Nixon in China - Act 3
3/3John Adams conducts Act 3 of his own opera Nixon in China.
22:45
The Essay—The Music Appreciation Movement, Episode 3
3/4Musicologist Richard Witts explores the significance of programme notes.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt's varied selection includes mouth music from the Western Isles.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—06/09/2012
John Shea presents the Pavel Haas Quartet performing two works by Dvorak.
