Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Caldara's Morte e sepoltura di Cristo - Europa Galante
Jonathan Swain presents Antonio Caldara's oratorio Morte e sepoltura di Cristo.
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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 - Rob Cowan with Jeremy Vine
Artists of the Week: the Monteverdi Choir, featured performing Brahms's Begrabnisgesang.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—William Walton (1902-1983), A Post-War Fight
4/5How Walton struggled to prove his place as Britain's pre-eminent composer post-WWII.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Schwetzingen Festival 2015, Krassimira Stoyanova, Jendrik Springer
3/4Songs by Puccini, Berg, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov from the 2015 Schwetzingen Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 20: Schubert, Luke Bedford and Bruckner
A Prom with the BBC Philharmonic performing music by Schubert, Luke Bedford and Bruckner.(R)
16:30
In Tune—Rudolf Buchbinder, Sian Edwards, Leonard Elschenbroich
Sean Rafferty hosts guests including pianist Rudolf Buchbinder.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—William Walton (1902-1983), A Post-War Fight
4/5How Walton struggled to prove his place as Britain's pre-eminent composer post-WWII.(R)
19:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 28, Prom 28 (part 1): Dukas, Turnage, Schuller and Scriabin
1/2Oliver Knussen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Dukas and Turnage.
20:15
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Extra, Scriabin - The Poem of Ecstasy
Musicologist Marina Frolova-Walker offers insights into Scriabin's The Poem of Ecstasy.
20:35
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 28, Prom 28 (part 2): Dukas, Turnage, Schuller and Scriabin
2/2Oliver Knussen conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Schuller and Scriabin.
21:45
Sunday Feature—Enter the Dragon: Chinese Theatre in the 21st Century
Rana Mitter travels to Beijing to explore the recent flourishing of theatre in China.(R)
22:30
The Essay—The Islamic Golden Age, Al-Biruni
13/20Professor James Montgomery discusses the Islamic scholar Al-Biruni.(R)
22:45
The Essay—The Islamic Golden Age, Al-Ghazali
15/20Professor Mona Siddiqui discusses religious thinker and mystic Al-Ghazali.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Late Junction Sessions, Collaboration Session featuring Eska
With Nick Luscombe. Including a collaborative session from Eska, Jesse and Louis Hackett.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Ravel, Gershwin and Dvorak
With Catriona Young. The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra plays Ravel, Gershwin and Dvorak
