Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—30/04/2013
Jonathan Swain presents a concert given by the Atrium String Quartet in Pully in 2011.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker
Wth Sarah Walker, and her guest, the chef and writer Tamasin Day-Lewis.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), Devilry and Carnage - A Grand Night Out
2/5Donald Macleod on Meyerbeer's success in Paris with Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Faure's Melodies, Minguet Quartet
1/4Concert by the Minguet Quartet. Faure: String Quartet, Op 121. Debussy: String Quartet.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC SSO and Singers, BBC SO live
2/4BBC Symphony Orchestra live, plus recent performances by the BBC SSO and BBC Singers.
16:30
In Tune—Rufus Wainwright and Pink Martini; Jennifer Pike & Tom Poster
Sean Rafferty with singer Rufus Wainwright and Pink Martini, plus violinist Jennifer Pike.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), Devilry and Carnage - A Grand Night Out
2/5Donald Macleod on Meyerbeer's success in Paris with Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, The Capuçon brothers play Faure chamber music
1/2Renaud and Gautier Capucon in music by Faure: Violin Sonata No 2; Piano Trio, Op 120.
20:10
Discovering Music—Faure's Piano Quartet No 1
Stephen Johnson explores Faure's Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Wigmore Hall, London, Cello Sonata No 1, Piano Quartet No 1
2/2Renaud and Gautier Capucon in Faure: Cello Sonata No 1; Piano Quartet No 1.
22:00
Night Waves—Steve Jones, Tony Garnett, Margaret Mead
Tony Garnett; Steve Jones on the Bible; Peter Mandler and Kit Davies on Margaret Mead.
22:45
The Essay—The Case for Doubt, Susan Greenfield on Scientific Doubt
2/5Susan Greenfield argues that doubt among scientists should be 'as natural as breathing'.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Fiona Talkington
An eclectic mix of sounds with Fiona Talkington.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—01/05/2013
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by Italian pianist Irene Veneziano.
