Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Antonio Estevez's Cantata Criolla
John Shea presents a performance from Brazil of the Cantata Criolla by Antonio Estevez.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show with a new work by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Ken Loach
Including Artists of the Week: Netherlands Chamber Choir, featured performing Poulenc.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), Love and War
3/5Donald Macleod assesses the dramatic impact on Martinu of war and a romantic liaison.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Verbier Festival 2016, Episode 2
2/4Music by Bartok and Mendelssohn performed at the 2016 Verbier Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Berlin Philharmonic, Episode 3
3/4Herbert Blomstedt the Berlin Philharmonic in music by Berwald and Dvorak.
15:30
Choral Evensong—St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
From St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
16:30
In Tune—Melvyn Tan, English Touring Opera
Sean Rafferty's guests include pianist Melvyn Tan and English Touring Opera.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959), Love and War
3/5Donald Macleod assesses the dramatic impact on Martinu of war and a romantic liaison.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Walton, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Walton, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.
21:55
Three Score and Ten—Walter de la Mare
10/50An archive broadcast: Walter de la Mare reads his poems England and the Little Salamander.
22:00
Free Thinking—Sound Frontiers: Teju Cole
Writer Teju Cole talks to Philip Dodd about Baldwin, Boko Haram and Black Lives Matter.
22:45
The Essay—Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel, Chesterfield's Crooked Spire, Derbyshire
3/5Poet Helen explains why Chesterfield's Crooked Spire Church has inspired her.
23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with Frances Morgan
Music writer Frances Morgan joins Max Reinhardt to share some recent record discoveries.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert's Schwanengesang
John Shea presents a concert from the 2015 Vilabertran Schubertiade.
