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

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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: James Rhodes

James Rhodes

29/07/2017

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, James Rhodes

Pianist James Rhodes concludes his series with piano heroes Volodos, Berman and Horowitz.

Pianist James Rhodes concludes his series by featuring piano heroes Arcadi Volodos, Lazar Berman, and Vladimir Horowitz.

Pianist James Rhodes concludes his series of three consecutive Saturday Classics this summer, sharing the music, recordings and musicians he's most passionate about. 

Today's show includes his piano heroes Arcadi Volodos, Lazar Berman, and Vladimir Horowitz, two dazzling Chopin performances by Mstislav Rostropovich and Martha Argerich, an idiosyncratic take on Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, and the dynamic Leonard Bernstein narrating Carnival of the Animals.

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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