Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—14/12/2012
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in a recital of music by Beethoven, Brahms and Schoenberg.
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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 Sarah's Essential Choice: Respighi: Fountains of Rome.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728), Episode 5
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Delalande and Marais's varied interests in their final years.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—South West Festivals 2012, Episode 4
4/8Music from 2012's summer festivals, by Lutoslawski and Janacek.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4
4/4John Shea presents the BBC SSO in Tchaikovsky, Bartok, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov.
16:30
In Tune—Wihan String Quartet, David Rees-Williams Trio, Marc Minkowski
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With the David Rees-Williams Trio and conductor Marc Minkowski
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Delalande and Marais (1657-1726 and 1656-1728), Episode 5
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Delalande and Marais's varied interests in their final years.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St David's Hall, Cardiff, Handel: Messiah - Part 1
1/2Francois-Xavier Roth conducts the BBC NOW and Chorus in Part 1 of Handel's Messiah.
20:10
Discovering Music—Handel: Messiah
Stephen Johnson explores one of the most popular seasonal oratorios, Handel's Messiah.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St David's Hall, Cardiff, Handel: Messiah - Parts 2 and 3
2/2Francois-Xavier Roth conducts Parts 2 and 3 of Handel's oratorio Messiah.
22:00
The Verb—Daniel Morden, Dave Morris, Katherine Mitchell, Simone Felice
Ian McMillan's guests include storyteller Daniel Morden and singer Simone Felice.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Meaning of Trees, Series 1, Sycamore
5/5Fiona Stafford on the common tree that for many has been much maligned as a nuisance.
23:00
World on 3—Ravi Shankar Tribute, WOMAD 2012 Revisited
Lopa Kothari with a tribute to Ravi Shankar, and a look back at WOMAD 2012.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—15/12/2012
With Nicola Hall. Including three rarely-heard Czech classical cello concertos.
