Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Missa solemnis
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi Choir and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585), Henry VIII's Chapel Royal
Donald MacLeod explores Tallis’s time in Henry VIII’s Chapel Royal.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Mostly Mozart (2/4)
Adam Walker adapts a Mozart piano sonata for flute, plus works by Schubert and Doppler.(R)
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Wednesday - Brahms's Second Piano Concerto
Nikolai Lugansky plays Brahms, plus music by Rossini, Mussorgsky and Mahler.
16:00
Choral Evensong—St Paul's, Knightsbridge, London
From St Paul’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, with the BBC Singers.
17:00
In Tune—Eric Whitacre, Marcelo Bratke
Sean Rafferty is joined in the studio by Eric Whitacre and Marcelo Bratke.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Thirty minutes of classical inspiration
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Faure's Requiem
Ludovic Morlot conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales in Faure's Requiem.
22:00
Free Thinking—People's History
The people's history of banners, a dress diary, Sheffield sculptures and a new musical.
22:45
The Essay—In Their Voices, Eric Bentley
3/5Peter Brathwaite shares his love of the voice of Eric Bentley, and why it is so special.
23:00
Night Tracks—Evening soundscape
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Mozart in Monte Carlo
Christian Zacharias and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic perform Haydn, Mozart and Poulenc.
