Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bach from Copenhagen
Concerto Copenhagen and Lars Ulrick Mortensen in an all-Bach concert. With Catriona Young.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Georgia's classical alternative
Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: De Falla's Serenata andaluza, essential autumnal music, Wayne Marshall
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Beethoven Unleashed: Spirit of the Age, Engineering and Technology
3/5Donald Macleod and Professor Julian Allwood explore engineering in Beethoven’s time.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—A feast of Romantic song
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, songs by Strauss, Coleridge-Taylor and Mahler
14:00
Afternoon Concert—The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hannah French introduces music by Ian Hamilton and Gustav Mahler performed by the BBC SSO.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Portsmouth Cathedral
Live from Portsmouth Cathedral.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Catriona Morison and Eivind Ringstad
Catriona Morison sings Grieg, and violist Eivind Ringstad plays Schumann's Three Romances.
17:00
In Tune—Laura van der Heijden, Vasily Petrenko, Lenny Sayers
Sean Rafferty with music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix
In Tune's specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Songs of love and longing
Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber perform songs by Schubert and Berg.
22:00
Free Thinking—The impact of being multilingual
Discussion ahead of the European Day of Languages and International Translation Day.
22:45
The Essay—Five Kinds of Beethoven, Nitin Sawhney
3/5Nitin Sawhney on the origins, evolution and nature of Beethoven’s genius.
23:00
Night Tracks—A little night music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Bach Weeks in Thun
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin performs Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Bach. With Catriona Young.
