Presented by Penny Gore . Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Chopin Preludes, Op 28 Nos 15-20 Beethoven Variations on BeiMannern, welche Liebe fublen, Wo046 Elgar For the Fallen (The Spirit of England, Op 80)
8.30-10.00: Rachmaninov Variations on a theme by Chopin, Op 22 Howells King David Shostakovich October

With Rob Cowan and Jonathan Swain. Adam Overture: Si J'étais Roi LPO, conductor Jean Martinon
10.09 Kodaly Dances from Marosszek Annie Fischer (piano)
10.23 Rott Symphony in E
Vienna RSO, conductor Dennis Russell Davies
11.20 Merula Su la Cetra Amorosa Montserrat
Figueras (soprano), Jean-Pierre Canihac (cornet), Jordi Savall (viola da gamba), Lorenz Duftschmid (violone), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp),
Rolf Lislevand (guitar), Ton Koopman (harpsichord)
11.30 Handel, arr Beecham Suite: The Origin of Design LPO, conductor Thomas Beecham
10.44 Sousa March: On Parade Emmett, arr Gould Dixie
Morton Gould and his Symphonic Band
10.51 Reznicek Overture: Donna Diana Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Albert Wolff

4/5. Settling Down. Family responsibilities led Hummel to take a permanent position at the court of Weimar, where he befriended Goethe and launched his most successful tours to date. Presented by Donald Macleod.
Septet in D minor, Op 74 (3rd mvt) Capricorn Nocturne, Theme and Variations, Op 99
Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen (pianos) Amusement, Op 108
Triangulus Cesellschafts Rondo in D, Op 117 London Mozart Players, director Howard Shelley (piano) Repeated on Wednesday 4 January at 12 midnight

Celebrating Mozart
3/4. Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces Mozart sonatas and miniatures from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Leon McCawley (piano)
Mozart Rondo in A minor, K511; Piano Sonata in C, K 279; Adagio in B minor, K540; Piano Sonata in D, K576

BBC Symphony Orchestra 75th Anniversary Presented by John Shea.
Bliss Music for Strings Conductor Adrian Boult Bernstein Symphony No 2 (The Age of Anxiety) James Tocco (piano), conductor Leonard Slatkin Mahler Symphony No 4 Heather Harper (soprano), conductor John Barbarolli

A selection of light music.

Alina Ibragimova plays Ravel's Violin Sonata with Cedric Tiberghien on piano, mezzo Christine Rice performs Duparc songs accompanied by Roger Vignoles (piano), and pianist Martin Melmchen plays excerpts from Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus. Presented by Verity Sharp.

Rigoletto
The new season of broadcasts from New York's Metropolitan Opera opens with Verdi's tragic tale of love and revenge.
Margaret Juntwait presents.
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Asher Fisch Acts 1 and 2

Steven Blier puts listeners' questions to Ken Benson, Terrence McNally and Suzanne Martinucci. Send questions to: Met Opera Quiz, [address removed], or via [web address removed]

See also The Barber of Seville at 7.40pm on Fri 30 Dec on BBC4

4/5. Joan Bakewell 's asks
Camila Batmanghelidjh , founder of Kids Company, about her beliefs. Continues tomorrow at 10.45pm

On board HMS President, singer Kim Criswell performs and presents a selection of songs from the great Broadway shows. Including songs by Leonard Bernstein , Jerome Kern , Cole Porter ,
George Gershwin , Frank Loesser , Richard Rodgers , Frederick Loewe , Cy Coleman , Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim. With pianist Wayne Marshall.

5/5. With Donald Macleod.
Softly the Spirit Flew up to Heaven, Op 47 No 2; Symphony No 6 in B minor (Pathetique); None but the Lonely Heart, Op 6 No 6

(Repeated from Friday 16 December)

With John Shea.

Humperdinck Overture: Hansel und Gretel; Liszt Totentanz, Op 457; Franck Les Djinns; Liadov Baba-Yaga, Op 56; The Enchanted Lake, Op 62; Holst The Perfect Fool, Op 39
2.02 Faure La Bonne Chanson, Op 61
2.26 D Scarlatti Six piano sonatas
2.52 Bach Oboe Concerto in G minor (reconstr from BWV1056)
3.02 Fodor Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 19
3.31 Schumann Dichterliebe, Op 48
4.11 Judenkunig Four lute pieces
4.20 Clemens non Papa Os Loquentium; Frais et Gaillard
4.29 Anon, medieval Armenian, arr Shoujounian Melody for the Good Friday Vigil
4.33 Sermisy D'ou Vient Cela; Chanson zu vier Stimmen
4.37 Larsson Piano Concertino, Op 45 No 12
4.53 Forster Sonata La Sidon
5.00 Noskowski Kolomyika
5.05 Dvorak Prague Waltzes
5.13 Chopin Waltz in E flat
5.16 Tchaikovsky Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (excerpts)
5.26 Satie, arr Goto Je Te Veux
5.31 Corelli Sarabande, Gigue and Badinerie
5.38 Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D, RV63 (La Follia)
5.48 Saint-Saens Septet in E flat, Op 65
6.06 Franck Offertoire in F sharp minor
6.10 Chausson Poeme de l'Amour et de la Mer, Op 19
6.37 Poulenc Piano Concerto