Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Rene Jacobs directs Cavalli's Xerse
Catriona Young presents a performance of Cavalli's opera Xerse directed by Rene Jacobs.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Julian Glover
Artist of the Week: violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann in Saint-Saens's Violin Concerto No 3
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), A Stormy Sea
3/5The impact of marriage, separation from his wife and World War I on the composer.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lammermuir Festival 2015, Episode 2
2/4Michelangelo Quartet in Haydn: Quartet, Op 76 No 4 (Sunrise) and Bartok: Quartet No 1.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers, Episode 3
3/4Penny Gore introduces performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Archive - St Paul's Cathedral
An archive service from St Paul's Cathedral, first broadcast in January 2004.
16:30
In Tune—Alice Sara Ott
Sean Rafferty with live music from German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), A Stormy Sea
3/5The impact of marriage, separation from his wife and World War I on the composer.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—London Philharmonic Orchestra under Markus Stenz - Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
The LPO conducted by Markus Stenz play Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
22:00
Free Thinking—Erica Jong, Richard Jones, Ben Bernanke
Philip Dodd with writer Erica Jong, director Richard Jones and economist Ben Bernanke.
22:45
The Essay—The Further Realm, The Further Realm: Episode 3
3/5Andrew considers the contrast between 'solid' Medieval ghosts ephemeral modern sightings.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe presents a varied selection of music.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mendelssohn and Bruckner from the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Catriona Young presents Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and Bruckner's Ninth Symphony.
