Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2013 RheinVokal Festival
John Shea presents Cesti arias sung by soprano Raquel Andueza with La Galania.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Oliver James
With Rob Cowan. Rob's Essential Choice: Haydn: Symphony No 44 in E minor (Trauer).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Starry Faces and Soldiers
4/5Donald Macleod recounts Stravinsky's experiences in exile in Switzerland during WWI.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Music Festival 2014, Episode 7
7/8The Nash Ensemble in music by Haydn and Trio con Brio Copenhagen in Mendelssohn.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2014 Repeats, Prom 23: Mozart - Requiem
From Proms 2014: The BBC SSO in music by John McLeod, Beethoven and Mozart.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Constella Ballet and Orchestra, Hilliard Ensemble, Heiner Goebbels, David Goode
Suzy Klein with the Hilliard Ensemble, composer Heiner Goebbels and organist David Goode.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Starry Faces and Soldiers
4/5Donald Macleod recounts Stravinsky's experiences in exile in Switzerland during WWI.
19:30
BBC Proms—2014, Prom 28, Prom 28 (part 1): Beethoven and Stravinsky
1/2The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo in music by Beethoven and Brett Dean.
20:10
BBC Proms—2014, Proms Plus Literary, Tony Harrison
Poet and playwright Tony Harrison discusses his work over the last 50 years.
20:30
BBC Proms—2014, Prom 28, Prom 28 (part 2): Beethoven and Stravinsky
2/2Soloists, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Stravinsky's Oedipus rex.
22:15
The Essay—Anglo-Saxon Portraits, Cnut the Great
25/30Dr Timothy Bolton presents a portrait of Cnut, son of Sven Forkbeard, the king of Denmark.(R)
22:30
The Essay—Anglo-Saxon Portraits, Edward the Confessor
28/30Stephen Baxter creates a portrait of the remarkable Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor.(R)
22:45
The Essay—Anglo-Saxon Portraits, Harold Godwinson
29/30Clive Anderson discusses the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Anne Hilde Neset
Anne Hilde Neset with music by Gudrun Gut and Joachim Irmler, plus calypso from Trinidad.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Federico Colli
John Shea's selection includes pianist Federico Colli performing Mozart and Schubert.
