Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—21/12/2013
A concert of music by Rossini, Puccini, Mascagni and Ponchielli.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents carols from the BBC Singers and the Advent Calendar.
09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Dvorak: Symphony No 6
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Dvorak: Symphony No 6.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Feature—The Fantastical World of Robert Schumann
Lucy Parham on how literature inspired Schumann to write some of his great piano cycles.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall: Francesco Piemontesi
Francesco Piemontesi (piano) in Schubert: Sonata, D960. Debussy: Preludes: Book 1 (excpts)(R)
14:00
Saturday Classics—Richard Sisson - Winter
Composer Richard Sisson introduces music associated with winter.
16:00
Jazz Line-Up—BBC Big Band with James Morrison
Claire Martin presents music from the BBC Big Band with guest soloist James Morrison.
17:00
Jazz Record Requests—21/12/2013
Alyn Shipton presents seasonal jazz pieces, plus music by Archie Shepp and Chet Baker.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—From the Met, Britten 100: A Midsummer Night's Dream
From the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
21:30
The Wire—Nest
Annie Griffin's comedy thriller about NEST, a secretive technology company.
22:30
Hear and Now—Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2013, Episode 4
4/5Music by Dai Fujikura, Laurence Crane, Brian Ferneyhough and Hector Parra.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—22/12/2013
Music from Fats Waller and the Memphis Jug Band, plus James P Johnson and Charlie Parker.
01:00
Through the Night—22/12/2013
Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev in excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
