Schedule
Early
00:00
Slow Radio—The Water's Music
A musical collaboration between sound artist, radio producer and a burn in Northumberland.
00:30
Through the Night—The Joyful Science
Bernard Haitink conducts the LSO in Mahler's Symphony No 3.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday – Along the Severn with Petroc Trelawny
Join Petroc, live on the Cardiff Bay Barrage, as he concludes his River Severn journey.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Nicholas Crane, Strauss’s Aus Italien, Mudlarked Hindu Offerings
Suzy Klein with the best in classical music. Part of Radio 3's Along the River season.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Ghost Variations
5/5Recounting the tragic events leading up to Schumann's voluntary admission to an asylum.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Ludlow English Song Weekend, 17/05/2019
4/4A concert from the Ludlow English Song Weekend featuring music by Maconchy and Quilter.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Ulster Orchesta and Rafael Payare
The Ulster Orchestra in works by Dukas, Dutilleux, Debussy, Ravel and Shostakovich.
16:30
The Listening Service—Endings
Tom Service explores how pieces of music end, asking what endings mean.(R)
17:00
In Tune—Lux Musicae London, Trevor Pinnock, Valentina Peleggi
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Golden Slumbers
A specially curated playlist of non-stop nocturnal music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Leonskaja's Brahms
Elisabeth Leonskaja joins the BBC SSO and Thomas Dausgaard in Brahms's Piano Concerto No 1
22:00
The Verb—Along The River
With Alan Hollinghurst, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Jude Rogers and MacGillivray
22:45
The Essay—From the Source, Swimming the Avon
5/5Poet Elizabeth-Jane Burnett swims the River Avon in search of inspiration.
23:00
Music Planet—Soumik Datta in session with Lopa Kothari
The best roots-based music from across the world.
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Late
00:30
Music Planet World Mix—Monoswezi and the Minister of Enjoyment
Global beats and roots music from every corner of the world
01:00
Through the Night—The Keys of Life
Music for piano by Schubert, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Lithander. Jonathan Swain presents.
