Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Danish String Quartet - Nielsen's String Quartets Nos 1 and 3
Jonathan Swain presents a concert given by the Danish String Quartet.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
CD Review—Proms Composer: Alissa Firsova
With Andrew McGregor. Including composer Alissa Firsova plus music by Mahler and Janacek.
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Afternoon
12:15
New Generation Artists—Benjamin Appl, Pavel Kolesnikov, Armida String Quartet
The Armida Quartet and pianist Pavel Kolesnikov feature in Liszt, Schumann and Schubert.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cafe Zimmermann at the Schwetzingen Festival
French Baroque ensemble Cafe Zimmermann performs music by Biber, Schmelzer and Froberger.
14:00
Saturday Classics—Emigres, Episode 1
Robert Ziegler with works by emigre composers including Josquin, Handel, Chopin and Delius
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—22/08/2015
Alyn Shipton's selection of requests includes music by Jimmy Giuffre and Gerry Mulligan.
17:00
Jazz Line-Up—Rachael Cohen Quartet
Music from saxophonist Rachael Cohen and her quartet from the 2015 Glasgow Jazz Festival.
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Evening
18:30
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 49, Prom 49 (part 1): Mahler - Symphony No 6
1/2Boston Symphony Orchestra, Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet) in Brett Dean's Dramatis personae.
19:05
BBC Proms—2015, Proms Extra, The Lumiere Brothers in 1895
Film historian Ian Christie on the first screening in 1895 of projected motion pictures.
19:25
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 49, Prom 49 (part 2): Mahler - Symphony No 6
2/2Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A minor
21:15
Hear and Now—Bryn Harrison
Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces Bryn Harrison's new work Receiving the Approaching Memory.
22:15
BBC Proms—2015, Prom 50: Bach - Goldberg Variations
Pianist Andras Schiff performs Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV988.
23:30
New Generation Artists—Danish String Quartet, Lise Berthaud
Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Danish Quartet and Lise Berthaud in music by Nielsen.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Johnny Griffin
Geoffrey Smith explores the music of tenor saxophone player Johnny Griffin.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Danish String Quartet - Nielsen: String Quartets Nos 2 and 4
Jonathan Swain presents the second of two concerts given by the Danish String Quartet.
