Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2012 - Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
With John Shea. Including Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony performed at the 2012 Proms.
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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 - Rob Cowan
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Mahler: Symphony No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Britten 100, Final Years and Late Masterpieces
5/5Donald Macleod focuses on Britten's final masterpieces.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schubert from Glasgow, Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
4/4Baritone Florian Boesch and pianist Malcolm Martineau perform Schubert's Winterreise.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Transatlantic Travel, Americana, Part 4
4/4Penny Gore presents music by Adams, Griffes, Gershwin, Rouse, Ives, Loeffler and Harris.
16:30
In Tune—In Tune: Britten Centenary Weekend Launch
Sean Rafferty is in Snape Maltings to begin Britten's 100th birthday celebrations.
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Evening
18:45
Britten 100—Bridcut's Britten
Suzy Klein and John Bridcut discuss Britten's preoccupation with childhood, sport and film
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra Centenary Concert
BBC Symphony Orchestra unde Oliver Knussen in music by Britten and Ryan Wigglesworth.
22:00
Britten 100—Britten String Quartets, Quartet No 2
1/3Benyounes Quartet in Purcell: Fantasias. Britten: String Quartet No 2; Cello Suite No 2.
23:30
Britten 100—Festival of Britten, Bach and Schubert
1/2Suzy Klein presents Britten conducting Bach and playing Schubert.
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Late
00:00
Britten 100—Britten by Night, Nocturnal
1/2Sequence exploring Britten's preoccupation with the nocturnal, supernatural and creepy.
01:00
Through the Night—Concertgebouw Archives, Episode 1
1/2Presented by John Shea. With Riccardo Chailly in Hindemith and Georg Solti in Shostakovich
