Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Music on the Brink
Including Elgar's Coronation Ode, performed in 1911 for the new King George V.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Music on the Brink: St Petersburg
With Petroc Trelawny. Includes BBC correspondents on cultural life in Europe in early 1914
09:00
Essential Classics—Music on the Brink: St Petersburg
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: The Bells.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Vienna on the Brink, The Master Dies
4/5Donald Macleod on the impact of Mahler's death on the younger generation of composers.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Turning Points, Cedric Tiberghien
3/4Cedric Tiberghien (piano) performs music by Szymanowski, Liszt, Debussy and Ravel.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Music on the Brink, Episode 4
4/5Katie Derham presents music from Spain, by Salazar and Nebra. Plus Prokofiev and Glazunov.
16:30
In Tune—Music on the Brink: St Petersburg
Suzy Klein's guests include Maxim Vengerov, Jessye Norman and Philippe Quint.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Vienna on the Brink, The Master Dies
4/5Donald Macleod on the impact of Mahler's death on the younger generation of composers.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Halle - Wagner, Strauss, Sibelius
Nikolaj Znaider conducts the Halle Orchestra in music by Wagner, Strauss and Sibelius.
22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: George Dangerfield's The Strange Death of Liberal England
Philip Dodd and guests discuss George Dangerfield's The Strange Death of Liberal England.
22:45
The Essay—Cities on the Brink, St Petersburg
4/5Steve Rosenberg revisits 1914 St Petersburg and an event that would define modern Russia.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe with an unpredictable playlist of subversive songs and mischievous music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—10/01/2014
John Shea presents piano music by Mussorgsky with soloist Fazil Say.
