Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Tango mass by Martin Palmeri
Catriona Young presents a performance by the Russian National Chamber Choir and Orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Canada 150: Thursday
Ian Skelly with performances from Canadian artists as part of Radio 3's Canada 150.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Rob Cowan with Suzannah Lipscomb
Artist of the Week: violinist Reinhard Goebel, featured performing Biber's Battalia a 10.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Death of a Daughter
4/5Donald Macleod explores the consequences of the death of the Mahlers' eldest daughter.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Aldeburgh Festival 2017, Episode 3
3/4Tom Redmond introduces music by Faure and Shostakovich from the 2017 Aldeburgh Festival.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee: Massenet's Werther
Penny Gore presents a performance of Massenet's Werther given at the Vienna State Opera.
16:30
In Tune—The Sixteen, Alain Platel, Natalya Romaniw
Sean Rafferty's guests include members of The Sixteen and soprano Natalya Romaniw.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Death of a Daughter
4/5Donald Macleod explores the consequences of the death of the Mahlers' eldest daughter.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Royal Academy of Music Piano Festival
Works by Panufnik, Rachmaninov, Martin, Adams and Grainger from the Royal Academy of Music
22:00
Free Thinking—Canada 150: Sydney Newman and British TV, Vahni Capildeo, Shubbak Festival 2017
Matthew Sweet discusses the Canadian producer who transformed British TV drama.
22:45
The Essay—Bliss Was It in That Dawn, Episode 4
4/5The books and films that inspired a generation of American rebels of the late 1960s.(R)
23:00
Canada 150—Indie music from Ontario and Quebec
Mary Ann Kennedy profiles Canada's indie scene, visiting CBC's music festival in Toronto.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Proms 2015: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Catriona Young presents Stravinsky and Mendelssohn with violin soloist Alina Ibragimova.
