Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Casals Quartet in Barcelona
Music by Haydn and Bartok performed by the Casals Quartet. Presented by John Shea.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny with Breakfast, including our Advent Calendar and an American Portrait.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Holst's Uranus, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Bax's In Memoriam
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Percy Grainger (1882-1961), Some friends and travelling companions
2/5Donald Macleod on the life and work of Percy Grainger.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's - Beethoven and Tippett: Heath Quartet
The Heath Quartet in music by Beethoven and Tippett, recorded at LSO St Luke's in London.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC NOW and BBC Symphony Orchestra LIVE
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales plays Tchaikovsky and the BBC Symphony Orchestra Ravel
17:00
In Tune—Alice Coote and Julius Drake, Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith with Lady Maisery
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—The Orpheus myth
In Tune’s specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Total Immersion: Detlev Glanert's Requiem for Hieronymous Bosch
Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC Singers, Chorus, SO and soloists in an extraordinary epic.
22:00
Free Thinking—Pan-Africanism
Shahidha Bari discusses pan-Africanism in plays, films, literature and politics.
22:45
The Way I See It—Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I
22/30Sculptor Sarah Sze and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee discuss Bourgeois's Quarantania, I.
23:00
Night Tracks—Night music
An adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—From Beethoven to Bazzini
Music by Beethoven, Massenet and Bazzini. John Shea presents.
