Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Beethoven Piano Concertos
John Shea presents Leif Ove Andsnes playing Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos 2 and 5.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Angela Rippon
Including Artists of the Week: Borodin Quartet, featured in Brahms's Piano Quartet No 2.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Ravel at War
4/5How Ravel - long deemed unfit for the army - was determined to serve his nation at war.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Malcolm Martineau: A Life in Song, Episode 3
Malcolm Martineau and Anne Schwanewilms perform songs by Wolf and Strauss.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Massenet - Don Quichotte
Penny Gore presents a performance of Massenet's Don Quichotte from Chicago Lyric Opera.
16:30
In Tune—Jacqui Dankworth, Helen Arney, Moray Welsh
Sean Rafferty's guests include Jacqui Dankworth, Helen Arney and Moray Welsh.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Ravel at War
4/5How Ravel - long deemed unfit for the army - was determined to serve his nation at war.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Royal Northern Sinfonia and Julian Rachlin - Beethoven
Royal Northern Sinfonia and Julian Rachlin in an all-Beethoven concert at Sage Gateshead.
22:00
Free Thinking—Hull: A trip down memory lane
Matthew Sweet explores music, art and drama in Hull, the city where he grew up.
22:45
The Essay—Being Orson, F for Fake
4/5Sarah Churchwell discusses film-maker Orson Welles's capacity for self-mythologising.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with a Basil Kirchin tribute
Nick Luscombe pays tribute to avant-garde drummer and composer Basil Kirchin.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart at the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival
John Shea presents Mozart chamber music from the 2016 Rheinvokal Festival.
