Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Ernen - Village of Music
Chamber music from the Swiss mountain village festival. Presented by Jonathan Swain.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Martinu's Dance of the Bumble Bee, Essential flute music, Mary Bevan
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), Music Is Life
5/5Donald Macleod surveys Nielsen’s postwar years including his Wind Quintet.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Elena Urioste and Tom Poster at Wigmore Hall
Live from Wigmore Hall in London. Elena Urioste and Tom Poster play Messiaen and Grieg.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgbouw Orchestra performs Scriabin and Beethoven's 'Choral' Symphony.
16:30
The Listening Service—Musical Highs
Toms Service explores the way composers engineer musical crescendos and climaxes.
17:00
In Tune—Thibaut Garcia, Palisander
Music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music to uplift and inspire you
Refresh and renew your senses with 30 minutes of uplifting classical music, folk & jazz.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Kirill Gerstein plays Debussy and Liszt
Pianist Kirill Gerstein plays Debussy's Études and the Liszt Sonata, live at Wigmore Hall
22:00
The Verb—Landscape & Language: Experiments in Living
Record at the Contains Strong Language Festival.
22:45
The Essay—An Ode to John Keats, Paul Batchelor on Ode to Psyche
5/5Paul Batchelor explores possibly the least familiar of the great Keats odes of 1819.
23:00
Late Junction—Lateness at TUSK Virtual Festival
Verity Sharp presents highlights from the Lateness stage at TUSK Virtual Festival.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—Death and Transfiguration
Jommelli's Miserere and Requiem from Herne Early Music Days Festival. With Jonathan Swain.
