Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Speculative Visions
Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music exploring speculative visions of nature.
01:00
Through the Night—Liszt and Tchaikovsky
The RAI National Symphony Orchestra are joined by pianist Alexander Malofeev.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Sunday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents Breakfast, including a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Sarah Walker with a kaleidoscopic musical mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Shirley Hughes
Michael Berkeley is joined by children's author Shirley Hughes.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Gershwin live from Wigmore Hall
Celebrating Gershwin with the Julian Bliss Septet.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—RIAS Chamber Choir sings Bach
The RIAS Chamber Choir and Akademie für alte Musik Berlin perform Bach cantatas.
15:00
Choral Evensong—St John’s College, Cambridge
Live from the Chapel of St John’s College, Cambridge.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jazz for a Sunday afternoon
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Listening Service—The Musical Recycling Plant
From composers to composters: how and why do composers re-use their own music?
17:30
Words and Music—Swimming
From deep ocean fish to Hampstead ponds and EM Forster's pool party in Room with a View.
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—The Primitivism of Primitivism
Alastair Sooke reassesses the origins and relevance of primitivism in art history.
19:30
Drama on 3—Elizabeth and Essex
Simon Russell Beale stars in Elizabeth and Essex, with the music of Korngold played live.(R)
21:10
Record Review Extra—Beethoven's String Quartet No 1 in F
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music.
23:00
Anoushka Shankar's Journey Through Indian Classical Music—Hindustani Music
Anoushka Shankar takes us on a journey through the music of north India.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Bryony Gordon
Restorative Rachmaninov: Bryony finds solace in Clemmie's classical playlist.(R)
00:30
Through the Night—Tempests and Rhapsodies
The RAI National Symphony Orchestra are joined by cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.
