Schedule
Early
00:00
Geoffrey Smith's Jazz—Oscar Pettiford
Geoffrey Smith salutes double bass player Oscar Pettiford.
01:00
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Nielsen's Violin Concerto and Ives's Symphony No 4
Jonathan Swain presents music by Nielsen and Ives performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Sunday Morning—James Jolly
James Jolly introduces composers' last works, including Strauss and Schumann.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Tanita Tikaram
Michael Berkeley's guest is singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Wigmore Hall Mondays: Till Fellner
From Wigmore Hall, London, Till Fellner plays piano music by Beethoven and Schumann.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—The Medici Codex - BBC Singers
Robert Hollingworth presents recordings by the BBC Singers of motets from the Medici Codex
15:00
Choral Evensong—St Davids Cathedral Festival
From St Davids Cathedral Festival.(R)
16:00
Choir and Organ—Karl Jenkins's Adiemus, Blokefest
Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a selection of choral music and the latest Choral Classic.
17:00
The Listening Service—How Do You Make a National Anthem?
Tom Service on the music, meaning and occasional madness of national anthems.
17:30
Words and Music—Circles, Curves and Contours
Texts and music exploring circles and contours. Readers: Deborah Findlay and Hugh Fraser.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Literary Pursuits, James Joyce's Dubliners
4/8Sarah Dillon recounts James Joyce's epic struggle to publish his first book, Dubliners.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Debussy, Saint-Saens, Ravel, Brahms
European concert highlights, featuring Debussy, Saint-Saens, Ravel and Brahms.
21:00
Drama on 3—Bix: Singing the Blues
Drama fictionalising the only time Bix Beiderbecke and Louis Armstrong played together.(R)
22:30
Early Music Late—Concerto Romano
Simon Heighes with music by Pinto, Vivaldi and A Scarlatti performed by Concerto Romano.
23:30
Night Music—Kurt Atterberg
Kurt Atterberg's Fourth and Sixth Symphonies conducted by Ari Rasilainen.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Swedish National Day
Jonathan Swain presents a celebration of Swedish music and musicians.
