Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—BBC Proms 2012: Elgar's The Apostles
From the 2012 Proms: Elgar's The Apostles, with Mark Elder conducting the Halle.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Monday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Monday - Rob Cowan with Alice Goodman
With Rob Cowan. CD Review Building a Library recommendation: Bernstein: West Side Story.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Mendelssohn in Britain
1/5Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn's connections with Britain.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall: Brentano Quartet
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, the Brentano Quartet perform Beethoven and Shostakovich.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Commonwealth Orchestras, Episode 1
1/4Katie Derham presents music by Grainger, Beethoven, Dvorak and Shostakovich.
16:30
In Tune—Jonas Kaufmann, Benjamin Beilman, Giuseppe Filianoti, Sian Edwards
Guests include Jonas Kaufmann, Benjamin Beilman, Giuseppe Filianoti and Sian Edwards.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Mendelssohn in Britain
1/5Donald Macleod explores Mendelssohn's connections with Britain.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, BBC SSO - MacCunn, Chisholm, Spratt, MacMillan (part 1)
1/2BBC SSO/James MacMillan in MacCunn: The Ship o' the Fiend. Chisholm: Piano Concerto No 2.
20:20
Commonwealth Stories—Renewals, by Romesh Gunesekera
1/5Romesh Gunesekera's short story Renewals, about a man discovering Jaffna's Public Library.
20:40
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from City Halls, Glasgow, BBC SSO - MacCunn, Chisholm, Spratt, MacMillan (part 2)
2/2BBC SSO/MacMillan in Alasdair Spratt: Obsess. MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie.
22:45
The Essay—Commonwealth Questions, Dr Sue Onslow
1/5Exploring the Commonwealth's history. Has it made a difference and does it have a future?
23:00
Jazz on 3—Rudresh Mahanthappa's Gamak
Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa and his quartet at Ronnie Scott's.(R)
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—11/03/2014
With the Croatian Radio-Televison Symphony Orchestra in Latin American music and Strauss.
