Presented by Sandy Burnett.
Music includes:

7.00-8.30: Schmelzer Sonata a 5 per Camera al Giorno delle Correggie - Tafelmusik, director Jeanne Lamon

J. Strauss (son) Waltz: Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op 325 - New York PO, conductor Leonard Bernstein

Debussy Voiles; Le Vent dans la Plaine; Les Collines d'Anacapri (Preludes, Book 1) - Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

8.30-10.00: Copland Rodeo - Baltimore SO, conductor David Zinman

Rameau Les Niais de Sologne - Sophie Yates (harpsichord)

Liszt Les Preludes - Berlin RSO, conductor Ferenc Fricsay

Presented by Jonathan Swain and Rob Cowan. Ponchielli Dance of the Hours (La Gioconda) Philharmonia. conductor Herbert von Karajan
10.12 Nardini Violin Sonata in D
Arthur Grumiaux , Istvan Hajdu (piano)
10.29 Beethoven Symphony No 7 in A Vienna PO, conductor Carlos Kleiber
11.11 Mendelssohn Variations Sérieuses. Op 54 Eric Heidsieck (piano)
11.25 Benjamin Britten Offertorium and Sanctus (War Requiem) Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor),
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Simon Preston (organ), Bach Choir , Highgate School Choir, Melos Ensemble, London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by the composer
11.47 Caplrola RicercarXIII Konrad Ragossnig (lute)
11.51 Musorgsky The Magpie; Night Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano). London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Igor Markevitch

4/5. Recovery. Donald Macleod charts the events surrounding the composition of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, which he dedicated to his patron Nadezhda von Meek. Sweet Dreams (Album for the Young, Op 39) Luba Edlina (piano)
Symphony No 4 in F minor (1st mvt) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons
Ballet Suite: The Sleeping Beauty Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mstislav Rostropovich
Souvenir de Florence , Op 70 (2nd mvt) Raphael Ensemble
Repeated on Wednesday 29 December at 12 midnight

Christmas around Europe:
Austro-Germany Sean Rafferty presents a selection of seasonal works from Austro-Germany, recorded last week at London's Wigmore Hall. Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Nash Ensemble
J Strauss (son), arr Schoenberg Waltz: Roses from the South, Op 388
Schubert German Dances
Schoenberg Weinachtsmusik
Mendelssohn Christmas Pieces, Op 72 (Kinderstucke)
J Strauss (son), arr Berg Waltz : Wine, Women and Song. Op 333

BBC Philharmonic
Presented by Warwick Thompson. Berlioz Overture: Le Corsaire
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier
Tchaikovsky The Snow Maiden Conductor Vassily Sinaisky
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat
(Emperor) Howard Shelley , conductor Josep Caballe-Domenech
Rlmsky-Korsakov Suite: Sheherazade Conductor Rumon Gamba

A programme of seasonal music, and another chance to hear Brian Kay in conversation with composer and conductor John Rutter.

4/10. The Pity of War
Tommy Pearson reflects on the huge loss that the two World Wars inflicted on British musical life. Producer Paul Hindmarsh

Presensed by Verity Sharp.
Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben, Op 42
Ailish Tynan (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano) Carlos Miranda Del Amor Insomne Noche
Lucy Wakeford (harp), Colin Currie (marimba), Galliard Ensemble
Judith Weir Scotch Minstrelsy
Andrew Kennedy (tenor), lain Burnside (piano)

The Creation
Live from the newly opened arts centre for the North East. the Sage in Gateshead. Presented by Martin Handley.
Kosemary Joshua (soprano), Thomas Walker (tenor), Michael George (bass-baritone), Sinfonia Chorus , Northern Sinfonia, conductor Thomas Zehetmair Haydn The Creation, Part 1

The Sage aspires to be a concert hall of an international standing. Martin Handley finds out who'll be using it and what they'll be doing.

The Creation, Parts 2 and 3 Haydn's Creation from the Sage is on BBC4 at 1.05am tomorrow, repeated on Christmas Day at 7pm

Mary Allen presents another edition of the arts and ideas programme. Producer Jerome Weatherald

A traditional Peruvian Christmas song by Susana Baca ; an idiosyncratic look at the new year from Ron Geesin ; and a final listen to the best of the year's releases, including On the Transmigration of Souls by John Adams. Presented by Verity Sharp.

5/5. Broadening Horizons. Donald Macleod 's survey of Haydn's early career ends with a look at the composer's first steps towards the fame and celebrity that would crown his final years. Repeated from Friday

With John Shea.
Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor. Op 23: Nocturne in C minor. Op 48 No 1; Ballade No 2 in F, Op 38:
Mazurkas: in A minor, Op 17 No 4: in D, Op 33 No 2: in B flat minor. Op 24 No 4; Ballade No 3 in A flat. Op 47; Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante. Op 22: Ballade No 4 in F minor, Op 52 2.05 Handel Dixit Dominus 2.40 Prokoflev Cinderella: Suite No 1
3.10 Poulenc Concert Champêtre 3.35 Rameau,ed Sawkins Suite: Castor et Pollux 4.00 Zemlinsky Heilige Nacht. Op 2 No 2 4.05 Rossini Introduction.
Theme and Vanations in B flat 4.15 Hummel Rondo in 8 minor. Op 109 4.25 Hartmann. arr Gunther andTeuber Blooming like a Rose Garden 4.30 Strauss Traumerei. Op 9 No 4; Heidebild Op 9 No 5
4.40 CalHano Sonata in C 4.50 Monluszko Polonaise in A
5.00 Wagner Overture: Rienzi 5.10 Nielsen Reason to Wonder 5.15 Telemann Trio in B flat for recorder and harpsichord (Essercizii Musici) 5.25 WG James
Australian Christmas Carols. Set 2 5.35 Vieme Clair de Lune, Op 53 5.45 TB Larsen Three Rosettes
6.00 Berlioz Overture: Les Franc-luges 6.10 HermannAmbrosius Suite 6.20 J Strauss (son) Persian March. Op 289 6.25 Cornelius, arr Atkins Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar Khacadour, Vartabed of Daron, arr Shoujounlan You Are a Profound Mystery
6.30 Salnt-Saens Piano Concerto No 5 in F (Egyptian)