Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—08/06/2013
John Shea introduces a performance of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony from the 2012 Proms.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Byrd: Mass for Four Voices
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Byrd: Mass for Four Voices.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Matters—Aldeburgh Festival 2013
Tom Service visits Suffolk during preparations for a staging of Peter Grimes on the beach.
13:00
The Early Music Show—William Byrd, Episode 1
1/2Catherine Bott introduces a programme about the life and music of William Byrd.
14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall: Werner Güra and Christoph Berner
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, tenor Werner Gura performs Schubert's Schwanengesang.(R)
15:00
Saturday Classics—Simon Heffer's British Music, Episode 2
Simon Heffer presents music by Bantock, Sterndale-Bennett, Grainger, Elgar and Bliss.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—08/06/2013
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of requests from listeners focusing on the UK.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Verdi 200 - Nabucco
Placido Domingo stars in a performance of Verdi's Nabucco, given at the Royal Opera House.
21:00
Between the Ears—Sebald's Apocalyptic Vision
An essay on the writings of WG Sebald, prompted by a theatre version of one of his novels.
21:30
Pre-Hear—Steve Martland
The English premiere performance of the late Steve Martland's Sea Songs.
22:00
Hear and Now—08/06/2013
Tom Service presents music by Benedict Mason and a world premiere from Brian Ferneyhough.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Ben Webster
Geoffrey Smith selects the highlights from the career of tenor saxophonist Ben Webster.
01:00
Through the Night—09/06/2013
Catriona Young with a concert from 2012's Proms, Royal Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko.
