Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Prokofiev and Sibelius from the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
John Shea introduces the Norwegian Radio Orchestra performing Prokofiev and Sibelius.
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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
Record Review—Building a Library: Brahms: Violin Sonata in G, Op 78
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Brahms: Violin Sonata in G, Op 78.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Matters—Ann Murray, Stalin's Music Prize
Presented by Petroc Trelawny, with Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray in conversation.
13:00
Saturday Classics—Rob's Gold Standard
Archive recordings, featuring Rene Leibowitz, Conchita Supervia and Rafael Kubelik.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Powell and Pressburger
Matthew Sweet introduces music from the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—02/04/2016
Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests features Louis Armstrong's Hot Five.
17:00
Jazz Line-Up—Arun Ghosh
Clarinettist Arun Ghosh and his band in concert the at 2016 South Coast Jazz Festival.
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Evening
18:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Puccini's Madama Butterfly
Live from the Met, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, with Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna.
22:00
Hear and Now—London Ear
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents recordings from the 2016 London Ear of contemporary music.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Benny Golson
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the music of saxophonist-composer Benny Golson.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Proms 2014: Josep Pons conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra
John Shea presents a performance from the 2014 Proms by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
