Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—19/02/2014
Simon Boccanegra, with Stephen Powell in the title role of Verdi's tale of struggle.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Bill Oddie
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Beethoven: Symphony No 6 (Pastoral).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), Remember, Write Many More Like Barber
3/5Donald Macleod explores the stories behind Rossini's The Barber of Seville.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Tchaikovsky in Miniature, Brodsky Quartet
2/4Brodsky Quartet in Borodin: Scherzo (Les Vendredis). Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 3.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music by Berlioz, Mlynarski, Mendelssohn and Bartok
15:30
Choral Evensong—The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
An archive broadcast from the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Adam Walker, Huw Watkins, Thomas Gould, Bogdan Bozovic, Garth Knox, Francesco Dillon
Live music from flautist Adam Walker with Huw Watkins and RCM String Quartet Collective.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), Remember, Write Many More Like Barber
3/5Donald Macleod explores the stories behind Rossini's The Barber of Seville.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—London Philharmonic - Balakirev, Khachaturian, Kalinnikov
London Philharmonic under Osmo Vanska in music by Balakirev, Khachaturian and Kalinnikov.
22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Charlie Chaplin's City Lights
Matthew Sweet hosts a discussion about Chaplin recorded at the Bristol Slapstick Festival.
22:45
The Essay—Cornerstones, Sandstone
2/4Walker and geologist Ronald Turnbull reflects on sandstone's place in our landscapes.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe features pop duo Alice & Michi, French jazz and Spain's Al Andaluz Project.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—20/02/2014
Trio Wanderer play a programme of Mozart and Chausson from a performance in Copenhagen.
