Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bartók and Brahms from Cologne
The WDR Symphony Orchestra play Brahms' first piano concerto with Rudolf Buchbinder.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Roll out of bed into classical music
Join Mark Forrest every 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—Chris Beardshaw
Michael Berkeley's guest is the garden and landscape designer Chris Beardshaw.
13:30
Music Map—Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores a journey to Bernstein's electrifying Symphonic Dances.
15:00
Choral Evensong—Arundel Cathedral
Choral Vespers from Arundel Cathedral.(R)
16:00
Jazz Record Requests—Jack Bruce -Stan Kenton - Mildred Bailey
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.
17:00
The Early Music Show—Esteban Salas - Christmas in Cuba
Performance and news from the world of early music.
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Evening
18:00
Words and Music—Jane Austen's world
Featuring music listened to and played by Jane Austen, from adaptations and in her novels.
19:15
Between the Ears—A Hymn to Water
Poet Jacob Polley creates a new poem as he journeys along the River Eden.
19:45
Sunday Feature—Taped letters
How exchanging cassette tapes connected communities world wide in the pre-digital age.
20:00
Record Review—Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande
A chance to hear more of yesterday's Building a Library recommendation.
21:00
20th Century Radicals—Tristan Murail: the birth and death of sounds
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.
22:00
Compline—Advent 2
From the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford.
22:30
Night Tracks—Immersive music for moonlight
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
Unclassified—Mary Lattimore’s Listening Chair
Elizabeth Alker welcomes harpist Mary Lattimore to pick a track that transports her.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Francesco Piemontesi plays piano sonatas by Schubert and Liszt
Francesco Piemontesi plays Liszt's B minor sonata and Schubert's Sonata D.850 in Austria
