Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Pianist Francesco Piemontesi in Poland
With pianist Francesco Piemontesi in works by Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Ligeti.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Ian Skelly
Ian Skelly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Janet Suzman
With Artist of the Week: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, in Wolf's Italian Songbook (selection).
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Purcell and Fashion
2/5Donald explains how Purcell tailored his music to varied contemporary styles.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Shakespeare 400 at LSO St Luke's, Gould Piano Trio
1/4The Gould Trio performs Shakespeare-inspired works by Schumann, Korngold and Beethoven.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—BBC Philharmonic, Episode 2
2/4The BBC Philharmonic performs music by Mozart, Dvorak, HK Gruber and Stravinsky.
16:30
In Tune—Trio Dali, Stephen Layton, Caterina Grewe
Sean Rafferty presents, with live music from German-Japanese pianist Caterina Grewe.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Purcell and Fashion
2/5Donald explains how Purcell tailored his music to varied contemporary styles.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—BBC Symphony Orchestra - Rouse, Ravel, Dessner, Bernstein
The BBC Symphony Orchestra performs music by Rouse, Ravel, Dessner and Bernstein.
22:00
Shakespeare's Bookshelf
Edith Hall, Nandini Das and Beatrice Groves on the books which inspired Shakespeare.
22:45
The Essay—Shakespeare 400, Shakespeare 400: Undiscovered Countries - Shakespeare and the Nation
2/5James Loxley explores what Shakespeare's plays say about questions of national identity.
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with records from Estonia
Adventures in music, ancient to future: Nick Luscombe presents new records from Estonia.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Bach's Goldberg Variations
Jonathan Swain presents Bach's Goldberg Variations performed by Andras Schiff.
