Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—Soós-Haag Piano Duo
Mozart, Chopin and Schubert from the 2018 piano4 Festival in Switzerland. With John Shea.
05:00
Piano Flow—Vol 5: Soothing jazz piano to give you goosebumps
Gorgeous tracks from jazz legends including Fats Waller, Bill Evans, Nina Simone and more.
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Morning
06:00
Happy Harmonies with Laufey—Vol 5: Celestial harmonies for a chilled morning
Laufey takes you on a cosmic journey with music from Sara Bareilles, Bon Iver and more!
07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Elizabeth Alker
Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
09:00
Record Review—Building a Library on Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2 with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Andrew McGregor
Yshani Perinpanayagam with her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2.
11:45
Music Matters—Breaking rules, making new forms...
Leif Ove Andsnes on Mozart. ROH hyper reality opera inspired by Shakespeare.
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Afternoon
12:30
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Martin Kohlstedt
Jess Gillam talks to composer Martin Kohlstedt about the music they love.
13:00
Inside Music—Flute player Emily Beynon investigates sounds from raw to magical
Hear a leading musician open up a colourful selection of music from the inside.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—Road Movies
Matthew Sweet with music for the road movie genre.
16:00
Music Planet—WOMAD Festival preview with Kathryn Tickell
Radio 3's weekly exploration of the best roots-based music from across the world.
17:00
J to Z—Daniel Herskedal Home Session
Tuba virtuoso Daniel Herskedal in session, plus pianist Aaron Parks’s inspirations.
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Evening
18:30
Opera on 3—From the House of the Dead
Janacek's final opera, recorded at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 2009.
20:30
New Generation Artists—Chopin, Kodaly and Clara Schumann performed by past and present NGA scheme members.
Eric Lu, Andrei Ionita and Aleksey Semenenko perform chamber music.
22:00
New Music Show—Fidelio Trio in session
Kate Molleson presents new music including a studio session from the Fidelio Trio.
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Late
00:00
Freeness—Despondent drones
Lockdown-induced inertia expressed in heavy drones and restless drums by Sarah Heneghan
01:00
Through the Night—Sacred Vocal Polyphony before and after the Council of Trent
The Tallis Scholars perform music by Palestrina and Josquin. Presented by Catriona Young.
