Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Brahms and Elgar from Romania
Romanian Radio National Orchestra and Rumon Gamba in Brahms and Elgar
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
09:00
Record Review—Ravel's String Quartet in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's String Quartet
11:45
Music Matters—Vikingur Olafsson, ENO Figaro, Prokofiev operas
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.
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Afternoon
12:30
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Dani Howard
Saxophonist Jess Gillam is joined by composer Dani Howard to share the music they love.
13:00
Inside Music—Pianist Keval Shah reveals layers of musical time
Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Weird Westerns
Matthew Sweet with a themed selection of music for film.
16:00
Music Planet—Baaba Maal at AfriCourage Festival, the Gambia
The best roots-based music from across the globe.
17:00
J to Z—Tigran Hamasyan and Mathias Eick in concert
Pianist Tigran Hamasyan and trumpeter Mathias Eick. Plus Tamar Collocutor’s inspirations.
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Evening
18:30
Opera on 3—From the Met, The Flying Dutchman
From the Met, Wagner's Flying Dutchman
22:00
New Music Show—Detuned pianos and spectral melodicas
The best new music in live performance, plus interviews and features.
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Late
00:00
Freeness—Kit Downes
The British pianist digs out his favourite, lesser-known examples of great improvisation.
01:00
Through the Night—Beethoven's Missa Solemnis
A performance of Beethoven's mass from Bellinzona, Switzerland. Catriona Young presents.
