Schedule
Early
01:00
Ultimate Calm—Ólafur Arnalds: Series 1, Music to bring calm amidst the chaos feat. Benjamin Hardman
12/13Escape the noise with Ólafur Arnalds and a musical life raft of soothing songs.(R)
02:00
Happy Harmonies with Laufey—Let your troubles melt away with these soothing harmonies
A blissful playlist of harmonies from Billie Marten, First Aid Kit and more.(R)
03:00
Through the Night—Krek, Chopin and Tchaikovsky from Slovenia
Alexander Gadjiev joins SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra for Chopin's Second Piano Concerto.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—Top tunes for the weekend
Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.
09:00
Record Review—Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat in Building a Library with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite version of Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat.
11:45
Music Matters—Ewa Pobłocka
Pianist Ewa Poblocka; Casseptember; Jeremy Eichler's book about the Holocaust and music.
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Afternoon
12:30
This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Seljan Nasibli
Jess Gillam and soprano Seljan Nasibli share the music they love.(R)
13:00
Inside Music—Composer Christopher Willis with a playlist that mixes the cosmic and the visceral
Film composer Christopher Willis reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light.
15:00
Sound of Cinema—George Fenton
Matthew Sweet speaks to composer George Fenton about his rich and varied career.
16:00
Music Planet—Road Trip to Colombia's Pacific coast
Kathryn Tickell with new releases and a Road Trip from Colombia's Pacific coast.
17:00
J to Z—A victory dance for Ezra Collective
Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective, live from Glastonbury. Plus jazz poet aja monet.
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Evening
18:30
Opera on 3—Massenet's Manon
Jules Massenet's Manon from the Liceu Opera House, Barcelona, conducted by Marc Minkowski.
22:00
New Music Show—Patricia Alessandrini's A Complete History of Music
A two-hour deep-dive into the latest sounds in contemporary music.
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Late
00:00
Freeness—Weaving Worlds
Corey Mwamba presents new music-weaving imaginative worlds and scenes.
01:00
Through the Night—Molière in Music
The Santa Cecilia Orchestra plays Richard Strauss's suite Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
