Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—18/12/2012
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Sergiu Celibidache in Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with festive music and surprises.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Triumph Over Adversity
2/5Donald Macleod introduces works from the years following the death of Brahms's mother.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwetzingen Festival 2012, Episode 1
1/9From 2012's Schwetzingen Festival: Brahms and Marc-Andre Hamelin's Variations on Paganini.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Orchestras and Singers, Episode 2
2/4BBC orchestras in Lindberg, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Gabriel Jackson.
16:30
In Tune—Neville Marriner, Denis Matsuev, Phoenix Piano Trio
With guests including Neville Marriner, pianist Denis Matsuev and Phoenix Piano Trio.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Triumph Over Adversity
2/5Donald Macleod introduces works from the years following the death of Brahms's mother.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—London Symphony Orchestra - Brahms, Szymanowski
Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in music by Brahms and Szymanowski.
22:00
Night Waves—The Girl
Matthew discusses Hitchcock, Tarzan and Alasdair Gray.
22:45
The Essay—A New Cycle of Mystery Plays, The Good Samaritan
2/5Katie Hims's setting of the story of the Good Samaritan on the London Underground.
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt's selection includes music from Fritz Storfinger and Wolfgang Schwering.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—19/12/2012
Sergiu Celibidache conducts a performance of Brahms's First Symphony with the Swedish RSO.
