Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Louis Lortie and friends
Debussy's violin and cello sonatas, and Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio in A minor.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Doing the Right Thing
4/5Donald Macleod explores the themes of honour and duty in Mozart's operas.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Spiritual Perspectives: Golijov and Beethoven
The Calidore String Quartet play Golijov's Tenebrae and Beethoven's String Quartet, Op 131
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - BBC National Orchestra of Wales
With music by Hoddinott, Vaughan Williams, Holt, Bruckner and Henze.
17:00
Opera on 3: Wagner's Ring Cycle—Wagner's Ring Cycle: Die Walküre
2/4Wagner's Die Walküre, part of the Ring cycle at the ROH. Antonio Pappano conducts.
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Evening
22:00
Free Thinking—Adoption, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Renée Vivien and Violette Leduc
Fiona Sampson, Peggy Reynolds and Anne McElvoy talk poetry and writing personal stories
22:45
The Essay—Forgotten Feminist Futures, The Female Man
4/5Comedian and author Viv Groskop explores five forgotten feminist futures.
23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the night
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening
23:30
Unclassified—18/02/2021
Elizabeth Alker with music that defies classification.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Schubert Lieder
Christiane Karg and Gerold Huber at the Schubertiade in Vilabertran. John Shea presents.
