Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Young Performers, Episode 4
4/7Catriona Young presents music from performers from China, Denmark and Switzerland.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with John Humphrys
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Dvorak: New World Symphony.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Censorship City
3/5How Donizetti was exasperated by the pettiness and incompetence of Naples's opera houses.
13:00
New Generation Artists Showcase 2014—Episode 2
2/4Chamber music by Barrios, Britten, Elgar and Julian Anderson from Sage Gateshead.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Great Choral Works, Verdi: Requiem
3/5Christian Thielemann conducts a performance of Verdi's Requiem in Dresden.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Choral Vespers: Neresheim Abbey
From Neresheim Abbey, southern Germany, with the Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir.
16:30
In Tune—Gramophone Awards 2014, Andris Nelsons, Fournier Trio
Sean Rafferty is in conversation with some of the Gramophone Award winners of 2014.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Censorship City
3/5How Donizetti was exasperated by the pettiness and incompetence of Naples's opera houses.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Edinburgh International Festival 2014, Bach: B Minor Mass
3/4Philippe Herreweghe conducts Collegium Vocale Gent in Bach's B minor Mass.
22:00
Free Thinking—Martin Amis in Conversation at the BBC Proms
Author Martin Amis discusses his writing with Philip Dodd.
22:45
The Essay—Samuel Beckett - Happy Days, Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written
3/5Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents a varied sequence of music ranging from traditional to electronic.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Young Performers, Episode 5
5/7Catriona Young presents young musicians from France, Denmark, Slovenia and Liverpool.
