Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—29/01/2014
Jonathan Swain's selection includes tenor Joseph Calleja singing Verdi's Eight Romances.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Niamh Cusack
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Literary Leanings
3/5Donald Macleod explores the narrative sources that caught Massenet's dramatic eye.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Concerts from the Hay Festival 2013, Episode 2
2/4The Gould Piano Trio in Mozart: Trio in B flat, K502. Arensky: Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 32(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic, Episode 3
3/4Katie Derham presents the BBC Philharmonic in music by Stravinsky, HK Gruber and Bruckner.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Worcester Cathedral
From Worcester Cathedral.
16:30
In Tune—Ian Bostridge, Fretwork, Danny Driver, Rebecca Miller
Suzy Klein with tenor Ian Bostridge, viol consort Fretwork, and pianist Danny Driver.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Literary Leanings
3/5Donald Macleod explores the narrative sources that caught Massenet's dramatic eye.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC SO - Beethoven, Pesson, Dalbavie, Ravel
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs music by Beethoven, Pesson, Dalbavie and Ravel.
22:00
Free Thinking—Germaine Greer, Christos Tsiolkas
Samira Ahmed presents a special edition discussing Australian culture.
22:45
The Essay—England Ejects, On the Old Rules, or Gentility
3/5Novelist Andrew Martin considers the loss of the 'old rules' and 'gentility'.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Anne Hilde Neset
Anne Hilde Neset presents a varied mix of music from the ancient to modern.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—30/01/2014
Jonathan Swain presents Music by Steve Reich and composers who inspired him.
