Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rameau Suites and Airs from Musica Aeterna
Suites and arias by Rameau: Musica Aeterna, soprano Nadine Kourcher and Teodor Currentzis.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Hugh Bonneville
Including Artist of the Week: Stephen Layton, featured conducting Poulenc's Gloria.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), The Mozart of the 19th Century
3/5Donald Macleod on the influence Mendelssohn's education had on his outlook and music.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Ludlow English Song Weekend 2015, Episode 2
2/4Settings of AE Housman's poetry performed at Ludlow English Song Weekend.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Concert Orchestra, Episode 3
3/4Penny Gore presents the BBC CO performing Arnell, Vaughan Williams, Butterworth and Finzi.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Wells Cathedral
From Wells Cathedral.
16:30
In Tune—Anna Hashimoto, Anthony Hewitt
Suzy Klein with live music from Anna Hashimoto and Anthony Hewitt.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), The Mozart of the 19th Century
3/5Donald Macleod on the influence Mendelssohn's education had on his outlook and music.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—London Symphony Orchestra - Previn, Rachmaninov
Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Andre Previn's Violin Concerto. Plus Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2.
22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Saul Bellow's Herzog
Martin Amis, Zachary Leader and Sarah Churchwell discuss Saul Bellow's novel Herzog.
22:45
The Essay—WB Yeats at 150, The Second Coming of the Second Coming
3/5Poet Paul Muldoon discusses WB Yeats's post-First World War poem The Second Coming.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe with music from Felice Sound Orchestra and the Wealden.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2014: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Jiri Belohlavek
With John Shea. From Proms 2014, the Czech Philharmonic in Janacek, Dvorak and Beethoven.
