Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—22/05/2014
Catriona Young presents performances by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from the 1990s.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—22/05/2014
Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast, featuring the British Music Playlist and your requests
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Chris Beardshaw
With Sarah Walker and her guest, the garden designer and broadcaster Chris Beardshaw.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), The Return of Ulysses
4/5Donald Macleod on Monteverdi's penultimate operatic masterpiece, The Return of Ulysses.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Bath Mozartfest 2013, Episode 3
3/4Chamber music and songs by Glinka and Schubert from the 2013 Bath Mozartfest.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi - Nabucco
Placido Domingo stars in Verdi's Nabucco, recorded at the Royal Opera House in 2013.
16:30
In Tune—Jeremy Denk, Claire Rutter, Gianluca Marciano
Guests include pianist Jeremy Denk, soprano Claire Rutter and conductor Gianluca Marciano.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), The Return of Ulysses
4/5Donald Macleod on Monteverdi's penultimate operatic masterpiece, The Return of Ulysses.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—The Halle Choir and Orchestra
The Halle Choir and Orchestra play Brahms's Nanie and Mahler's 9th Symphony.
22:00
Free Thinking—Essay writing, Tim Winton
Anne McElvoy looks at the resurgence of non-fiction writing and the essay as a form.
22:45
The Essay—The Meaning of Trees, Series 2, The Meaning of Trees: Poplar
4/5Fiona Stafford on the poplar, the most modern tree and the first to have its DNA sequenced
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington with a varied mix of music, ranging from the ancient to the contemporary.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—23/05/2014
Catriona Young presents performances by the Orchestre National de France and Fabien Gabel.
