Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Baroque Spring
John Shea introduces a performance of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 from the 2010 Proms.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Baroque Spring: Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating Baroque Spring.
09:00
Essential Classics—Baroque Spring: Monday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including CD Review's Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Firebird.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Handel and his Italian Patrons
1/5Donald Macleod on Handel's Italian patrons - princes, marquises, cardinals, duchesses.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall: Igor Levit
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, pianist Igor Levit plays works by Schubert and Liszt.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Baroque Spring, Episode 1
Katie Derham presents Baroque music, by Charpentier, Bach, Telemann and Marais.
16:30
In Tune—Marin Alsop, Mitsuko Uchida, Signum Quartet, Guy Johnston
Guests include Marin Alsop, Mitsuko Uchida, Signum Quartet and Guy Johnston.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Handel and his Italian Patrons
1/5Donald Macleod on Handel's Italian patrons - princes, marquises, cardinals, duchesses.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Walton, Finzi
1/2John Wilson conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Walton and Finzi.
20:20
Discovering Music—Holst: The Perfect Fool
Stephen Johnson explores Holst's The Perfect Fool.
20:40
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, Holst, Bax
2/2BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under John Wilson in music by Holst and Bax.
22:00
Night Waves—Sex in the Arab World, a New Age of Enlightenment, the Louvre as History
Philip Dodd and sex in the Arab world, a new Age of enlightenment, the Louvre as history.
22:45
The Essay—The Sound and the Fury, Episode 1
1/5Andrew Martin explains 'phonophobia' and the strange measures he takes to banish it.(R)
23:00
Jazz on 3—Guillermo Klein Quartet
Argentinian pianist and composer Guillermo Klein performs his music at the Wigmore Hall.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—05/03/2013
John Shea presents music for flute, harp and viola by Debussy, Bax and Takemitsu.
