Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rossini's La donna del lago
Including Rossini's La Donna del Lago performed at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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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 - Sarah Walker with Shami Chakrabarti
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991), Marriage
3/5Donald Macleod with music written in the years after Panufnik's marriage to Camilla Jessel
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Ryedale Festival 2014/RNCM, Episode 2
2/4The Fieri Consort sings Monteverdi madrigals and the Simon Bolivar Quartet plays Brahms.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Episode 3
3/4BBC NOW in Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Dvorak. Plus BBC Singers in music by Robin Orr.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Derby Cathedral
From Derby Cathedral.
16:30
In Tune—BBC Singers at 90, Penelope Thwaites, Jennifer Bate, Christopher Hogwood Tribute
Sean Rafferty speaks to the BBC Singers as they mark their 90th birthday.
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Evening
18:00
Singers at Six: BBC Singers 90th Anniversary Concert
Marking their 90th anniversary, the BBC Singers perform live in London.
18:45
Voices of the Air
Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—BBC Singers' 90th Anniversary
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers perform music by Adams, Weir, Tavener, Britten and Ives
22:00
Free Thinking—Howard Jacobson, Francis Fukuyama
Philip Dodd is joined by political scientist Francis Fukuyama and author Howard Jacobson.
22:45
The Essay—Music in Its Time, Scenes from Childhood
3/10Exploring how Schumann's Scenes from Childhood were listened to by their first audiences.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Nikolai Lugansky and the Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra
Including Nikolai Lugansky (piano) and the Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky.
