Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—John Shea presents CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach from 2015 BBC Proms Saturday Matinees
John Shea presents CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach from 2015 BBC Proms Saturday Matinees
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Suzy Klein - Brian Blessed, Albinoni Adagio, The Christmas of 1817
Brian Blessed lists his cultural influences and inspirations.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Servant of Two Masters
2/5Donald Macleod looks at Bach's time in Weimar writing for the court chapel.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Solo Bach at St Luke's, Mahan Esfahani
3/4Mahan Esfahani plays solo harpsichord music by Bach, including his Partita No 5 in G.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Bach
The Netherlands Bach Ensemble perform three cantatas by J.S Bach.
16:30
Words and Music—Serpentine
Texts and music on the theme of snakes. Readers: Tracy-Ann Oberman and Ewan Bailey.(R)
17:45
New Generation Artists—Kathryn Rudge. Van Kuijk Quartet
Kathryn Rudge sings Finzi and the Van Kuijk Quartet play Beethoven's Op 127 String Quartet
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Evening
19:00
Bach Walks—1: Arnstadt to Erfurt
Horatio Clare sets out to retrace JS Bach's famous 250-mile walk from Arnstadt to Lubeck.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Beatrice Rana plays Goldberg Variations
From Wigmore Hall, London, Beatrice Rana plays Bach's Goldberg Variations.(R)
22:00
Free Thinking—Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution
Peter Stanford, Ulinka Rublack and Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss Martin Luther.
22:45
The Essay—Luther's Reformation Gang, Thomas Muntzer
2/5Andy Drummond profiles Thomas Muntzer, the failed revolutionary of the Reformation.
23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Exploring the history of black music in Europe before the Empire Windrush in 1948.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe
John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe.
