Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—05/12/2012
Wayne Marshall conducts the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra in Bernstein and Gershwin.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch celebrates the festive season with Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Ravel: String Quartet, performed by the LaSalle Quartet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Napoleon's Music, Episode 3
3/5The mystery of Beethoven's 'heroic' symphony and its dedication to Napoleon.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Imogen Cooper and Friends Series, Episode 2
2/4Imogen Cooper plays piano music by Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven at LSO St Luke's, London.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Live Music from the BBC's Orchestras and Singers, Episode 3
3/5The BBC Concert Orchestra perform pieces by Holst, Vaughan Williams and Jonathan Dove.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Westminster Abbey
From Westminster Abbey.
16:30
In Tune—Dame Felicity Lott & Jason Carr, Elias String Quartet, Will Tuckett & Martin Ward
Suzy Klein's guests include Dame Felicity Lott and the Elias Quartet.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Napoleon's Music, Episode 3
3/5The mystery of Beethoven's 'heroic' symphony and its dedication to Napoleon.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican, Maxwell Davies, Tchaikovsky
1/2Gala concert to award the Queen's Medal for Music. Music by Maxwell Davies and Tchakovsky.
20:15
Discovering Music—Elgar: Enigma Variations
Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's celebrated Enigma Variations.
20:35
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican, Elgar
2/2The award of the Queen's Medal for Music and a performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations.
22:00
Night Waves—Michael Grandage, Artificial Intelligence, Jonas Mekas
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With Michael Grandage and Jonas Mekas.
22:45
The Essay—Napoleon and Me, Adam Nicolson
3/5Writer Adam Nicolson recalls being a teenager as father wrote about Napoleon and 1812.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Verity Sharp
With Verity Sharp. Includes Scotland's Cults Percussion Ensemble, Nino Josele and Atom Eye
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—06/12/2012
Jonathan Swain explores the work of influential American composer Steve Reich.
