Close menu

Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,426 playable programmes from the BBC

Composer of the Week:Felix Mendelssohn

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

(1809-47). 1: The Boy Genius
Mendelssohn is considered to be one of the greatest of all musical child prodigies. The music of his youth is highly competent and displays great depth and maturity.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 No 1 Benjamin Frith (piano)
Overture: A Midsummer Night's Dream LPO, conductor Andrew Litton
Octet in E flat for strings, Op 20
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble ProducerChris Marshall

Contributors

Piano:
Benjamin Frith
Conductor:
Andrew Litton
Unknown:
St Martin
Unknown:
Producerchris Marshall
Source: Radio Times

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More