Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Dvorak, Mussorgsky, Ostrcil, Palenicek and Kozeluch from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan Swain presents studio performances from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
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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 Louis de Bernières
Including Artists of the Week: Brodsky Quartet, featured in Delius's String Quartet.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Manuel Ponce (1882-1948), Paris
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Ponce's move to Paris to study composition.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—By the Irish Sea, Episode 2
2/4Benjamin Appl sings Reynaldo Hahn and Giovanni Sollima plays Debussy.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra Live
3/4Live from Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra performs music by Weber, Wagner and Mahler.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Temple Church, London
From the Temple Church, London, on Ash Wednesday.
16:30
In Tune—BBC Singers, Carducci Quartet, Zoe Rahman Trio, Rachel Podger
Sean Rafferty's guests include Carducci Quartet and Baroque violinist Rachel Podger.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Manuel Ponce (1882-1948), Paris
3/5Donald Macleod focuses on Ponce's move to Paris to study composition.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Steven Osborne - Schubert, Debussy, Rachmaninov
Steven Osborne performs piano music by Schubert, Debussy and Rachmaninov.
22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Dante's The Divine Comedy
Prue Shaw, Sean O'Brien, Nick Havely and Kevin Jackson discuss Dante's The Divine Comedy.(R)
22:45
Another Giant Leap—An Ecological Age
Professor Rachel Armstrong examines the challenge of building a living starship.
23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt with music from Michael Nyman, Bryn Harrison, Moster! and Ram.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2014: Birtwistle, Ravel and Mahler from the BBC Philharmonic
With Jonathan Swain. Including the BBC Philharmonic in Ravel and Mahler at the 2014 Proms.
