Presented by Sandy Burnett. Music includes:
7.00-8.30: Tallis Gaude Cloriosa
The Cardinally Musick , director Andrew Carwood Beethoven Piano Sonata in G minor, Op 45 No 1 Andras Schiff Vauqhan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis New Queen's Hall Orchestra, conductor Barry Wordsworth
8.30-10.00: Bach Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor, BWV1001 John Holloway Mendelssohn Overture: A Midsummer Night's Dream Orchestre des Champs-Elysees, conductor
Philippe Herreweghe Hellendahl Concerto in E flat, Op 3 No4 European Union Baroque Orchestra, conductor Roy Goodman

Presented by Jonathan Swain. This week featuring recordings by violinist Mischa Elman. Chabrier Espana Spanish Radio and Television
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Igor Markevich
10.08 Haydn String Quartet in D minor, Op 76 No 2 Elman Quartet
10.26 Musorqsky Boris Godunov (Act 3, Scene 2, conclusion)
French Radio Orchestra, conductor Issay Dobrowen
10.39 Bridge Enter Spring New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Benjamin Britten
11.00 Brahms Rhapsody in G minor, Op 79 No 2 Egon Petri (piano)
11.06 Beethoven Violin Concerto in D
Mischa Elman , London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti

1/5. Donald Macleod begins his exploration of Gustav Mahler 's life and music with his only surviving piece of chamber music, and two works inspired by a love affair.
Piano Quartet movement
Christoph Eschenbach (piano), David Kim (violin),
Choong-Jin Chang (viola), Efe Baltacigil (cello) Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Thomas Hampson (baritone), David Lutz (piano)
Symphony No I (final mvt) Bavarian Radio
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Rafael Kubelik Producer Deborah Preston Repeated on Sunday at 12 midnight RT DIRECT: Mahler Symphonies 1-10, and Das Lied von der Erde (15 CDs), with Soloists, Hamburg Radio Chorus, Dale Warland Singers, and the Frankfurt RSO conducted by Eliahu Inbal , is available for F27.00 including p&p. To order please send a cheque, payable to Selections to: [address removed], or call the orderline on [number removed], or visit www.selections. com/rtdirect Quote Ref [number removed]. UK delivery only

A live lieder recital introduced from London's
Wigmore Hall by Stephanie Hughes. Juliane Banse (soprano),
Aleksandar Madzar (piano)
Haydn A Pastoral Song, H XXVIa 27; She Never Told Her Love, H XXVIa 4;
The Spirits' Song, H XXVIa 41; Piercing Eyes, H XXVIa 35; Fidelity, H XXVIa 30
Schumann Kennst du das Land; Nur wer die
Sehnsucht kennt; Heiss mich nicht reden; Singet nicht in Trauertonen; So lasst mich scheinen (Nine Songs from Wilhelm Meister , Op 98a) Berg Seven Early Songs

Live from Studio 7 Concert Hall in Manchester, presented by Sarah Walker. BBC Philharmonic, conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Liszt Mazeppa ; Festklange
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 3 in D (Polish)

Robert Ziegler explores the work of Italian composer Nino Rota, who collaborated with Fellini and Visconti on the films "The Leopard", "La Dolce Vita" and "La Strada". His success in Europe led to an invitation to score "The Godfather" in Hollywood.

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Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, with news from the arts world.

BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year Grand Final
In the nail-biting conclusion to a year of intense competition, Aled Jones introduces the eight choirs who have made it through to the grand final. The judges, who will give their comments to the choirs as the evening progresses, are singer and vocal coach Mary King , composer, poet and educationalist Eugene Skeef , singer and broadcaster Catherine Bott. West End sensation Connie Fisher , and composer and broadcaster Howard Goodall.
The finalists are: Tees Valley Youth Choir,
Fulham Prep School Chamber Choir, Sense of Sound, Amabile, London Bulgarian Choir, Inverclyde Schools' Junior Choir, Haddo
Combined Treble Voice Choir, and Chantage.

Three and a half years after the sacking of Baghdad, Isabel Hilton and guests explore what has happened to promises made by the British government to restore the culture damaged by the war in Iraq. Producer Fiona McLean

An unusual mix of music from around the world presented by Verity Sharp.

2/5. Donald Macleod is joined by John Bridcut , author of the acclaimed recent book Britten's
Children, to discuss the composer's relationships with adolescent boys and how these relationships influenced the music he wrote. Hymn to St Cecilia, Op 27
Finzi Singers, director Paul Spicer
Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes ) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Richard Hickox A Ceremony of Carols, Op 28 Sioned Williams (harp), Winchester College Quiristers, conductor Christopher Tolley Repeated from Tuesday

Presented by John Shea.
Boccherini Quintet in E minor for guitar and strings,
Op 50 No 3 Simon Carlander Delius In a Summer Garden Tansman Danse de la Sorcière Haydn String Quartet in C, Op 76 No 3 Jutland Ensemble 2.12 Reinecke Flute Concerto in D minor, Op 283 2.33 Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor, D784 2.53 Mahler Symphony No 13.46 Bach Orchestral Suite No 3 in D, BWV1068 4.07 Schumann Arabesque in C, Op 18 4.14 De Vocht Towards a Higher Light 4.22 Verrljt Flammae Divinae , Op 5 4.28 Kerll Sonata a 5 4.32
Moscheles La Caite - Rondo Brillant, Op 85 4.41 Bach, orch Schoenberg Chorale Prelude: Schmucke dich, 0 liebe Seele, BWV654 4.50 Kuula Prelude and Fugue, Op 10
5.00 Mozart Sonata in B flat for bassoon and cello, K292
5.12 Boccherini Rondeau, Op 28 No 4 5.16 Hartmann Blooming like a Rose Garden 5.22 Vivaldi Concerto in D minor, Op 3 No 11 (LEstro Armonico) 5.31 Coulthard Four Irish Songs 5.41 Buffardin Flute Concerto
5.53 Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice) 5.58 CPE Bach Magnificat in D, Wg215
6.34 Mozart 12 Variations on Ah, Vous Dirai-Je , Maman, K265 6.45 Baltzar Divisions on John Come Kiss Me Now
6.50 Donizetti Overture: La Fille du Régiment