Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—10/08/2013
John Shea presents baroque music from Spain and South America.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
CD Review—Summer CD Review
With Andrew McGregor. Including music by Tchaikovsky, Mouton and Brahms.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—Tchaikovsky's 1812: A Dishonest Overture?
James Jolly on hidden depths and historical inaccuracies in Tchaikovsky's composition.(R)
13:00
The Early Music Show—Cipriano de Rore Parody Mass
Lucie Skeaping on how Rore and Lassus paid a compliment to Josquin by 'sampling' his music
14:00
BBC Proms—2013, Proms Chamber Music, PCM 4: tenThing
All-female ten-piece brass ensemble tenThing performs Grieg, Piazzolla and Bizet.(R)
15:00
BBC Proms—2013, Proms Saturday Matinees, PSM03: Camerata Ireland
Camerata Ireland in music by Britten and his contemporaries. With Britten's Young Apollo.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—10/08/2013
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests for jazz old and new.
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Evening
18:00
Saturday Classics—Alison Balsom, Episode 2
Trumpeter Alison Balsom shares favourite music, including Beethoven, Bach and Strauss.(R)
20:00
BBC Proms—2013, Prom 37, Prom 37 (part 1): Urban Classics Prom
1/2An urban classics Prom, featuring Fazer, Laura Mvula, the BBC SO and Jules Buckley.
20:30
BBC Proms—2013, Proms Plus Intro, An Introduction to Urban Classics
Roger Wright introduces Prom 37: Urban Classics, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
20:50
BBC Proms—2013, Prom 37, Prom 37 (part 2): Urban Classics Prom
2/2Andrew McGregor presents the conclusion of an urban classics Prom.
22:30
Hear and Now—Goehr, Birtwistle, Maxwell Davies
Works by Goehr and Birtwistle, and Maxwell Davies's Eight Songs for a Mad King.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Louis Armstrong
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the triumphs of Louis Armstrong's later years.
01:00
Through the Night—11/08/2013
John Shea introduces a concert given by the Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra.
