Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Mahler and Borodin from the Romanian Radio National Orchestra
John Shea presents a Romanian Radio performance of Mahler's Second Symphony (Resurrection)
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Tom McKinney
Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Record Review—Building a Library: Bach: Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Violin and Strings, BWV1060
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Bach: Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Strings.
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Afternoon
12:15
Music Matters—Michael Finnissy, Ginastera, Sustainably Sourced Instruments
Tom Service interviews composer Michael Finnissy and discusses Alberto Ginastera.
13:00
Saturday Classics—Rob's Gold Standard
Featuring recordings by Willem Mengelberg, Elly Ameling, Helen Watts and Henryk Szeryng.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Genius
Matthew Sweet introduces music for films on the theme of genius.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—09/04/2016
Alyn Shipton with listeners' requests, including music by acoustic guitarist Charlie Byrd.
17:00
Jazz Line-Up—European Jazz Orchestra
Julian Joseph presents highlights of a performance given by the European Jazz Orchestra.
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Evening
18:30
Opera on 3—Peter Maxwell Davies: Taverner
Peter Maxwell Davies's opera Taverner, in performance given in 2009 at City Halls, Glasgow
21:30
Between the Ears—Deliverance
A new radio poem by Lemn Sissay featuring five women's audio diaries of pregnancy.(R)
22:00
Hear and Now—The Devil Inside
Tom McKinney introduces a performance of Stuart MacRae's new opera The Devil Inside.
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Late
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Lee Morgan
Geoffrey Smith surveys the meteoric career of trumpet prodigy Lee Morgan.(R)
01:00
Through the Night—Brahms and Shostakovich from the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Catriona Young presents a concert from the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
