Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Fifth Symphony from Berlin
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra with Haydn's Symphony no 49 and Mahler's Symphony no 5
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Al Ryan this Sunday for Radio 3's Breakfast show.
09:00
Sunday Morning—Three hours of classical sparkle
Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.
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Afternoon
12:00
Private Passions—Annabel Croft
Michael Berkeley's guest is the former tennis player Annabel Croft, now a broadcaster.
13:30
Music Map—A journey to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks
Sara Mohr-Pietsch plots a course towards Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Lancing College
From the Chapel of Lancing College.
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Season of Brass and Blue
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Portuguese Polyphony
Renaissance choral works from Portugal.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Blow winds, blow
Tempestuous to tremulous, winds blow through Shakespeare, Joan Didion and Joseph Conrad.(R)
19:15
Between the Ears—Ohcejohka - Saxophone, Joik and Birds
Artists improvise amid nature in the northernmost part of Finland.
19:45
Sunday Feature—Sir Henry Unton's Music
Christina Faraday looks at possibly the first image of amateur music playing in England.
20:00
Record Review—Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux
An extended selection of piano works from yesterday's Building a Library recommendation.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Milton Babbitt: Strictly systematic structuring of sounds
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.(R)
23:30
Unclassified—Dream Cartography
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Elgar and Holst from the 2024 BBC Proms
Cellist Senja Rummukainen with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's Cello Concerto.
