Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—2014 Martha Argerich Project
With Catriona Young. Including a concert from the 2014 Martha Argerich Project in Lugano.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents a special Christmas Eve edition.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Victoria Wood
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Acceptance in Rome
3/5Donald Macleod explores how Johann Georg Pisendel helped promote Vivaldi's music.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwarzenberg Schubertiade 2014, Episode 3
3/5Soprano Soile Isokoski sings Grieg and Schubert and the Ebene Quartet plays Mozart.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Celebrating Simon Rattle, Episode 3
3/4Simon Rattle leads the Berlin Philharmonic in the Third Symphonies of Brahms and Schumann.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Archive Broadcast from Tewkesbury Abbey with the Exon Singers
An archive broadcast from Tewkesbury Abbey from Christmastide 2002 with the Exon Singers.(R)
16:30
Words and Music—British Rivers
A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of British rivers.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—24/12/2014
Radio 3 new Generation Artists perform music by Brahms, Grieg and Haydn.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms 2014—Prom 61: Rachmaninov, Glinka and Zhou Long
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Andreas Haefliger from the 2014 BBC Proms.(R)
21:00
BBC Proms 2014—Prom 25: The Tallis Scholars sing Tavener
The Tallis Scholars under Peter Phillips in Tavener: Ikon of Light; Requiem Fragments.(R)
22:45
The Essay—I've Never Told Anyone This Before, Erica Wagner - A History of My Family in One Object
3/5Erica Wagner examines her mother's stories about her father and an unusual wedding gift.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe with festive music from Les Paul and modern jazz from Troyka.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Christmas in Sweden
Catriona Young's selection includes a Swedish carol concert.
