Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Act 2 of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde
With John Shea. Including Act 2 of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde in a concert performance.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Michael Frayn
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Strauss: Metamorphosen.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Operatic Overload
3/5Focusing on Haydn's taking a mistress and the destruction of the Eszterhaza opera house.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Liverpool Chamber Music Series, Episode 2
2/4Chamber music by Ravel and Dvorak performed at St George's Hall in Liverpool.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3
3/4Katie Derham presents the BBC SSO performing music by Grieg, Rota, Busoni and Sibelius.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Ripon Cathedral
From Ripon Cathedral, with music by Tallis, Stanford, Bairstow and Reuchsel.
16:30
In Tune—Simon Trpceski and Roman Simovic, Samuel and Louisa Staples, Richard Alston
Sean Rafferty presents music from young violinist siblings Samuel and Louisa Staples.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Operatic Overload
3/5Focusing on Haydn's taking a mistress and the destruction of the Eszterhaza opera house.
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Celebrating Simon Rattle, Episode 3
3/5CBSO/Simon Rattle. Beethoven: Symphony No 4; Leonora Prohaska (excerpt); Symphony No 5.
22:00
Free Thinking—Winston Churchill and Englishness
David Reynolds, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Simon Heffer and David Edgar discuss Churchill.
22:45
The Essay—The Book that Changed Me, Jon Ronson on What a Carve Up!
3/5Journalist and writer Jon Ronson discusses Jonathan Coe's book What a Carve Up!
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—Chamber music by Schumann and Mendelssohn
John Shea presents Schumann's String Quartets, Op 41 Nos 1 and 3, and Mendelssohn's Octet.
