Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—03/05/2013
Jonathan Swain introduces a concert of choral works by Bulgarian composer Petar Dinev.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Sarah Walker
With 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), Swansong
5/5Donald Macleod on another comic opera, Dinorah, and Meyerbeer's swansong, L'Africaine.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Faure's Melodies, Andrew Kennedy, Navarra Quartet
4/4Andrew Kennedy and the Navarra Quartet perform Faure's La bonne chanson.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC SSO and Singers, Wagner 200: BBC SSO in Wagner's Tristan
4/4Louise Fryer concludes the week with the final act of Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde.
16:30
In Tune—Roderick Williams & Joseph Middleton, Emmanuel Vass, London Vocal Project
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from baritone Roderick Williams.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), Swansong
5/5Donald Macleod on another comic opera, Dinorah, and Meyerbeer's swansong, L'Africaine.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican in London, Walton, York Bowen
1/2John Wilson conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Walton and York Bowen.
20:20
Discovering Music—Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits
Stephen Johnson analyses Vaughan Williams's Five Tudor Portraits.
20:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from the Barbican in London, Vaughan Williams
2/2The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Vaughan Williams's Five Tudor Portraits.
22:00
The Verb—Rebecca Solnit, Rozi Plain, Richard J Williams
Presented by Ian McMillan. With guests Rebecca Solni, Rozi Plain and Richard J Williams.
22:45
The Essay—The Case for Doubt, Alastair Campbell on Self-Doubt
1/5Alastair Campbell on how self-doubt can be a remarkable source of energy and creativity.(R)
23:00
World on 3—Moussu T e lei jovents in Session
Lopa Kothari presents a studio session with Marseilles-based band Moussu T e lei jovents.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—04/05/2013
Jonathan Swain presents the BBC Philharmonic performing at the 2012 Proms.
