Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Verdi's Simon Boccanegra
John Shea's selection includes a performance given in Warsaw of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with AC Grayling
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Rameau: Suite (Les Indes galantes).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cothen (1717-1723)
3/5Donald Macleod on why Bach found joy and sadness after he became court conductor in Cothen(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 New Generation Artists, Episode 2
2/4With English songs, Dvorak's 4 Romantic Pieces for violin and Brahms's Cello Sonata No 1.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic - Halvorsen, Strauss, Mendelssohn
Live from MediaCity in Salford, BBC Philharmonic in Halvorsen, Strauss and Mendelssohn.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Chelmsford Cathedral
From Chelmsford Cathedral.
16:30
In Tune—Wednesday - Sean Rafferty
Music from the winner of 2014's Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cothen (1717-1723)
3/5Donald Macleod on why Bach found joy and sadness after he became court conductor in Cothen(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—CBSO - Rossini, Berlioz, Stravinsky, Ravel
Alain Altinoglu conducts the CBSO in music by Rossini, Berlioz, Stravinsky and Ravel.
22:00
Free Thinking—Peter Carey, A History Manifesto
With Peter Carey's novel Amnesia and debating whether history can rescue public policy.
22:45
The Essay—The Book that Changed Me, Simon McBurney on And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos
3/5Actor Simon McBurney on John Berger's And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music from Ewan MacColl, Simon Fisher Turner and Mehmet Akbas.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Guarneri Trio Prague
John Shea's selection includes the Guarneri Trio Prague in Mozart, Smetana and Beethoven.
