Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Elina Bertina Piano Recital
With Catriona Young. Elina Bertina (piano) plays Beethoven, Debussy, Liszt and Carl Vine.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Michel Roux Jr
Sarah Walker. Includes Essential Choice: Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Escape to the West
4/5Donald Macleod explores the years Scriabin spent in Europe and America.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Great Irish Houses, Episode 3
3/4Debussy, Stravinsky and Prokofiev from the 2014 Great Music in Irish Houses Festival.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi - Luisa Miller
Penny Gore presents Verdi's opera Luisa Miller performed at the State Opera in Hamburg.
16:30
In Tune—Michael Petrov, Semyon Bychkov, Brighton Festival
Suzy Klein presents music and guests including Bulgarian cellist Michael Petrov.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915), Escape to the West
4/5Donald Macleod explores the years Scriabin spent in Europe and America.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Royal Northern Sinfonia - Beethoven, Ravel, Milhaud
From Sage Gateshead, the Royal Northern Sinfonia performs Beethoven, Ravel and Milhaud.
22:00
Free Thinking—Julian Barnes, Bapsi Sidhwa, light-inspired poetry
With Booker Prize-winning writer Julian Barnes and Pakistani novelist Bapsi Sidhwa.
22:45
The Essay—Being Orson, F for Fake
4/5Sarah Churchwell discusses film-maker Orson Welles's capacity for self-mythologising.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington's selection includes Calum Gourlay, a Persian love song and Bayaka music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2014: London Winds in Mozart and Strauss
With Catriona Young. From Proms 2014, London Winds perform music by Mozart and Strauss.
