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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: Julian Barnes

Russia and the Arts

26/03/2016

Julian Barnes

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Julian Barnes

Novelist Julian Barnes presents music by Mozart, Mahler, Prokofiev, Bach and Shostakovich.

Author Julian Barnes explores the collisions between music and power, introducing works by Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Bach.

Julian Barnes's fifty-year relationship with music recently culminated with his novel The Noise of Time, the central character of which is Shostakovich. Today Julian takes Shostakovich and his battles with Stalin as the starting point for a musical journey through works by Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Bach.

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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