Schedule
Early
00:00
Freeness—Comets Drifting
Corey Mwamba shares free jazz and improvised music investigating constellations of sound.
01:00
Through the Night—Zagreb Quartet in... Zagreb
The Zagreb Quartet play Marković, Haydn and Dvořák. Danielle Jalowiecka presents.
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Morning
07:00
Breakfast—A relaxing classical morning
Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—A refreshing classical Sunday mix
Sarah Walker chooses uplifting music to complement your morning.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Louise Welsh
Michael Berkeley's guest is writer Louise Welsh.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Fabio Biondi plays Paganini
Live from Wigmore Hall, a tribute to the legendary violinist and composer Nicolo Paganini.(R)
14:00
The Early Music Show—A new songbook from the 1400s
Hannah French uncovers the amazing story of a 15th-century songbook rediscovered in 2014.(R)
15:00
Choral Evensong—Leeds Cathedral
Choral Vespers live from Leeds Cathedral.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—The Good Life: Remembering Tony Bennett
Alyn Shipton presents your requests for recordings by the late Tony Bennett(R)
17:00
The Listening Service—'Pathétique'
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.
17:30
Words and Music—Red
The red-headed Tom Goodman-Hill and Bettrys Jones bring us red shoes, paint, love, death.(R)
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Evening
18:45
Sunday Feature—Time Canvasses: Morton Feldman and Abstract Expressionism
How friendship with Philip Guston and Mark Rothko took American music in new directions.
19:30
Drama on 3—The Farewell Glacier
A poetic journey through time and the Arctic, looking at climate change.
21:00
Record Review Extra—Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E flat, 'Les Adieux'
Hannah French presents more from the latest recordings in classical music.
23:00
The Colours in Sound, with Caroline Shaw—A Rainbow in Tones
Grammy-winning composer Caroline Shaw takes us on a journey through colours in sound.
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Late
00:00
Classical Fix—Rosie Holt
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on comedian Rosie Holt.
00:30
Through the Night—Rachmaninov and Mahler at the 2023 BBC Proms
Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic.
