BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Saturday Classics

Music: Classical

A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: Mary Anne Hobbs

With Mary Anne Hobbs

01/08/2015

Mary Anne Hobbs

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Mary Anne Hobbs

Mary Anne Hobbs explores the margins of classical music.

BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Mary Anne Hobbs explores the boundaries of classical music, introducing music from Nils Frahm, Arvo Part, Debussy, Bach and Guillaume de Machaut.

In advance of her appearance at the Royal Albert Hall to present the BBC 6Music Prom, Mary Anne Hobbs presents two hours of music that traverses the boundaries between classical music and the so-called 'New Classical'. Mary Anne's third appearance on Saturday Classics includes composers such as Arvo Pärt, Debussy, Bach, Guillaume de Machaut, Liszt, Philip Glass and Saint-Saëns. She also includes works by the 6Music Prom performers, Nils Frahm and A Winged Victory for the Sullen.

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.

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