Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Archive
Catriona Young with performances given by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in the 1990s.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
The BBC Singers are live in the studio with the Breakfast Carol Competition.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Monica Galetti
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), Jazz Pianist Extraordinaire
2/5Previn's success as a jazz pianist in the 1950s and marriage to lyricist Dory Langdon.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Young Pianists at LSO St Luke's, Lise de la Salle
1/4Pianist Lise de la Salle plays Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit and works by Brahms.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Performing Groups Live, BBC National Orchestra of Wales
2/5The BBC National Orchestra of Wales features in music by Turina, Arnold, Delius and Falla.
16:30
In Tune—Ensemble Plus Ultra, Catrin Finch, Andrew Gant, Joseph Calleja
Sean Rafferty presents live music from vocal group Ensemble Plus Ultra.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Andre Previn (1929-), Jazz Pianist Extraordinaire
2/5Previn's success as a jazz pianist in the 1950s and marriage to lyricist Dory Langdon.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Temple Winter Festival, Polyphony: An English Christmas
2/5Polyphony perform festive 20th-century music including Tavener, Howells and Warlock.
22:00
Free Thinking—Slavoj Zizek, Protest, Anonymous and City of Angels
Philip Dodd presents. With Slavoj Zizek, City of Angels and debating protest movements.
22:45
The Essay—Living Abroad, France
2/5Frederic Raphael recalls his life as a young writer in the post-war Paris of Sartre.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Jean Claude Risset, Tanya Auclair, Bugge Wesseltoft
Nick Luscombe with new releases by Tanya Auclair, Pete Philipson and Bugge Wesseltoft.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Villa-Lobos
The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Brazilian musicians perform Villa-Lobos.
