Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Mahler's Fourth Symphony from Slovenia
The RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra performs Mahler 4 in a version for chamber orchestra.
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Morning
06:30
Breakfast—Breakfast with the best classical music
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
09:30
Essential Classics—Great classical music for your morning
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
13:00
Classical Live—Samuel Barber's Cello Concerto
Specially recorded music including music from America.
16:00
Composer of the Week—Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869), An American in Paris
1/5Donald Macleod explores Gottschalk’s youth in New Orleans and Paris
17:00
In Tune—Live music from jazz singer Ian Shaw, pianist Barry Green and trumpeter Guy Barker
Jazz singer Ian Shaw is live in studio with pianist Barry Green and trumpeter Guy Barker.
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Evening
19:00
Classical Mixtape—Classical music for your journey
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Radio 3's American Roadtrip: Rhapsody in Blue
The Kansas City Symphony performs Ives, Gershwin and Copland
21:45
The Essay—Five Kinds of Amadeus, The Prodigy
Geoffrey Colman explores what it's really like to be a musical prodigy with Vanessa-Mae.(R)
22:00
Night Tracks—Blissful sounds for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
23:30
'Round Midnight—A Herbie Hancock classic
A masterclass in swing from the legendary jazz pianist and his quartet.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Piano trios from Wigmore Hall
Three of Scandinavia's foremost musicians perform piano trios by Korngold and Ravel.
