Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—23/04/2015
Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded in locations around Europe.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with John Hegley
With Rob Cowan. Including Rob's Essential Choice: Handel: Ballet music (Alcina).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
4/5How the success of Beethoven's 'potboiler' led to the revised version of his opera Fidelio(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Leeds International Chamber Season and Sheffield Music in the Round, Episode 3
3/4Chamber music by Debussy, Bystrom, Sibelius and Saint-Saens from Leeds and Sheffield.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Purcell - The Fairy Queen
Katie Derham presents a performance of Purcell's opera The Fairy Queen given in Graz.
16:30
In Tune—Proms 2015 Launch Special: Danielle de Niese, Evelyn Glennie, Leif Ove Andsnes, Wretch 32, Alina Ibragimova
Suzy Klein presents a special edition launching the 2015 Proms.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
4/5How the success of Beethoven's 'potboiler' led to the revised version of his opera Fidelio(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—CBSO - Elgar, Bridge, Tippett
Edward Gardner conducts the CBSO in music by Elgar, Bridge and Tippett.
22:00
Free Thinking—English Civil War, Indigenous Australia
Anne McElvoy hears how a mid-1970s play might cast light on today's political landscape.
22:45
The Essay—Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects, Old Mother Hubbard and the Cabinet of Curiosity: The Story of Storage
4/5Novelist Ian Sansom explores what cupboards and cabinets reveal about human nature.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Aki Onda, Kidkinevil
The latest collaborative session, with Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Aki Onda and Kidkinevil.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—The Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra performs Villa-Lobos
Includes the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Brazilian musicians performing Villa-Lobos.
