Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—23/03/2013
Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating Baroque Spring.
09:00
CD Review—Baroque Spring Building a Library: Handel's Eight Great Suites
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library. Handel: Keyboard Suites, HWV426-33.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—Our Lady of Paris
Simon Russell Beale marks Notre Dame's 850th anniversary, exploring French sacred music.
13:00
The Early Music Show—East European Baroque
Catherine Bott explores the development of the Baroque music of eastern Europe.
14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St Lawrence String Quartet
The St Lawrence Quartet perform Haydn and Beethoven live at the Wigmore Hall in London.(R)
15:00
Saturday Classics—Philip Franks, Episode 2
Philip Franks introduces music by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Elgar and Grieg.
17:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Verdi's La Forza del Destino
An historic performance of La Forza del Destino with Leontyne Price and Placido Domingo.
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Evening
21:00
The Wire—Farewell
Drama in which a man hides in a cottage waiting for the death he knows is inevitable.
22:00
Jazz Record Requests—23/03/2013
Alyn Shipton introduces listeners' requests, including Bill Holman.
22:30
Hear and Now—Baroque Spring
For Baroque Spring, works inspired by the Baroque by Goehr, Volans, Ruders and Barry.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Lester Young
Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from the post-Basie career of saxophonist Lester Young.
01:00
Through the Night—24/03/2013
John Shea presents a concert of Chopin and Liszt from pianist Lukas Geniusas.
