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

BBC Radio 3

Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night; Through the Night

Through the Night: Through the Night

19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Gounod, Mendelssohn, Fux, Palestrina, Langlais, Mozart, Satie, Schumann, Prokofiev, Boccherini, CPE Bach, Duparc and Telemann.

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.

Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 19/04/2008

Including music by Schumann, Thompson, Ireland and Britten.

Including Schumann: Introduction and allegro for piano and orchestra. Thompson: Alleluia. Ireland: Legend. Britten: Five Flower Songs.

Alexandra Wilson

Music includes: 
7.00-8.00: Schumann Introduction and Allegro in D minor, Op 134 Murray Perahia (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado 
R Thompson Alleluia Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, conductor Grant Llewellyn 
8.00-9.00: Ireland Legend Piers Lane (piano), Ulster Orchestra, conductor David Lloyd-Jones Britten Five Flower Songs 
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers. 
For full details visit www.bbc. co.uk/radio3/breakfast on the day of transmission PHONE: [number removed](calls from landlinescost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] Address: Breakfast, BBC Radio 3. Broadcasting House. London WlA 1AA

CD Review

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation

CD Review: Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 

Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 

BBC Radio 3 - CD Review, Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6.

With Andrew McGregor. Including 9.30am Building a Library: Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6. 10.30am The Essential Tallis. 11.30am Disc of the Week: Hamelin: In a State of Jazz.

Building a Library:
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6 

Reviewer - Stephen Johnson 

First Choice: 
(c/w Nocturne*; Symphony No. 8)
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox (conductor), Roderick Williams (baritone)*
Chandos CHAN10103 (Hybrid SACD, CD and digital download)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.vaughan.williams:
bal.vaughan.williams.symphony.no.6

Introduced by Andrew McGregor.

9.30 Building a Library
Stephen Johnson recommends a recording of Vaughan Williams's dramatic Sixth Symphony.

10.30 The Essential Tallis
Alexandra Buckle discusses must-have discs of the composer's music.

11.30 Disc of the Week: In a State of Jazz
Marc-Andre Hamelin pays tribute to some of the greatest jazz-inspired pianist-composers of the 20th century.

[web address removed]
Phone: [number removed]
(calls from landlines cost no more than 8p per minute) email: [address removed] Text [number removed](standard rate) Disc details are posted on the website and on Ceefax, BBC1, page 651

Music Matters

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

Music Matters: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, 19/04/2008

Architect Renzo Piano dicusses his work on the first performance of Nono's Prometeo.

Tom Service talks to Renzo Piano about his work on the first performance of Nono's Prometeo and meets the composer's widow. Plus Nigel Kennedy and 40 years of the King's Singers.

As Luigi Nono's Prometeo receives its UK premiere at London's South Bank next month, 
Tom Service talks to architect Renzo Piano about his designs for the original performance of the work in Venice in 1984. Plus an interview with Nigel Kennedy on the release of his recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto. Producer Jeremy Evans

The Early Music Show

Performance and news from the world of early music.

An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.

The Early Music Show: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

13/04/2008

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Tracing the life of Charles V through music he would have heard and been associated with.

Catherine Bott traces the life of Charles V through the music which he would have heard and with which he surrounded himself.

Charles V was undoubtedly the most powerful man in 16th Century Europe. He was also a notable patron of the arts, employing such musical luminaries as Pierre de la Rue, Thomas Crecquillon and Nicholas Gombert. In this programme, Catherine Bott traces his life through the music which he would have heard and with which he surrounded himself.

Charles V was undoubtedly the most powerful man in 16th-century Europe and a notable patron of the arts. Catherine Bott traces his life through the music he would have heard. Producer Sam Phillips

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, 19/04/2008Close menu

Clarinettist Martin Frost and pianist Roland Pontinen perform music by Brahms and Schumann

Another to hear last Monday's Lunchtime Concert at the Wigmore Hall. Clarinettist Martin Frost and pianist Roland Pontinen perform music by Brahms, Frost and Schumann.

Another chance to hear last Monday's concert from London's Wigmore Hall. 
Martin Frost (clarinet), Roland Pontinen (piano) Schumann, arr Frost Abendlied 
Schumann Mit Humor (Vanitas Vanitatum); Langsam; Stark und markiert (FunfStiicke im Volkstan, Op 102) 
Martin Frost On the Wing 
Schumann Arabeske , Op 18 
Brahms Clarinet Sonata No 2 in E flat, Op 120N02

World Routes

Programme exploring music from around the world

Programme exploring music from around the world, featuring interviews with performers, live concerts, monthly CD reviews and special location reports

World Routes: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, 19/04/2008

A session by Malian kora player Toumani Diabate and a review of Latin American releases.

Lucy Duran presents a specially-recorded studio set by Malian kora player Toumani Diabate and a review of recent Latin American releases with guests Kevin Le Gendre and Sue Steward.

Presented by Lucy Duran and featuring a specially recorded studio session by Malian kora virtuoso Toumani Diabate. Plus a review of some recent 
Latin American releases. Producer Felix Carey

Jazz Line-Up

Programme exploring jazz music, focussing both on established, mainstream players and on the new generation of younger artists

Jazz Line-Up: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Line-Up, 19/04/2008

Kevin LeGendre talks to jazz vocalists Iain Shaw and Norma Winstone about their new CDs.

Kevin LeGendre talks to jazz vocalists Iain Shaw and Norma Winstone about their newly released CDs.

Kevin LeGendre with a selection of new releases and a round-up of what's on in the UK jazz scene.

Jazz Record Requests

Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you.

Join our community of jazz lovers. Alyn Shipton is waiting for your requests: email jazzrecordrequests@bbc.co.uk or use #jazzrecordrequests on social.

Jazz Record Requests: 15/03/2008

15/03/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Record Requests, 15/03/2008Close menu

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.

Geoffrey Smith presents listeners'jazz requests. ADDRESS: Jazz Record Requests, BBC Radio 3, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA 
Fax: [number removed] email: [address removed]

Opera on 3

Programme presenting rare and fascinating operatic performances

Programme presenting rare and fascinating performances and vividly communicating the immediacy of the live experience

Opera on 3: Live from the Met

Opera on 3: Glass's Satyagraha

Glass's Satyagraha

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Glass's Satyagraha

Philip Glass's opera, which recounts Mahatma Gandhi's early experiences in South Africa.

Glass's Satyagraha: Dante Anzoli conducts Philip Glass's opera, set to a text from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, recounting Mahatma Gandhi's early experiences in South Africa.

r Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait. Philip Glass's 1980 opera, set to a text from ancient Sanskrit scripture the Bhagavad Gita , is an account of Mahatma Gandhi 's formative experiences in South Africa. Including the Met Opera Quiz and backstage interviews with some of the artists. Glass Satyagraha  
Chorus and Orchestra of New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor Dante Anzolini 
RT DIRECT: Philip Glass's Satyagraha (3 CDs) is available for E29.99 including p&p. Send cheque payable to Selections to: 
[address removed]. Phone [number removed] (national rate) quoting B46-AH643, or visit www.selections.com/rtdirect

Hear and Now

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: 19/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, 19/04/2008

Musical modernism new and old, with classic works of the 1960s alongside works by Downie.

Ivan Hewett presents musical modernism new and old, with classic works of the 1960s alongside new music by Downie and Jarrell. Including Downie's Fragments for cello and piano.

Ivan Hewett presents modern music both old and new, with classic works from the 1960s alongside more recent pieces by Downie and arrell. 
Gordon Downie Fragments for cello and piano Paul Mefano Interferences 
Gordon Downie Piano Piece 3 Earle Brown Novara 
Gordon Downie Forms 7 - Non-Mediated Forms lannis Xenakis Aktrara John Senter (cello), Ian Pace (piano), Contemporary Music Ensemble of Wales, conductor Kenneth Woods 
Michael Jarrell Abschied Marino Formenti (piano), Suisse Romande Orchestra/Pascal Rophe

The Early Music Show: My Lady Rich

12/04/2008

My Lady Rich

BBC Radio 3 - The Early Music Show, My Lady Rich

Singer Emily van Evera discusses her recent disc dedicated to the noblewoman Penelope Rich

My Lady Rich: Lucie Skeaping talks to singer Emily van Evera about her recent disc dedicated to the Elizabethan noblewoman Penelope Rich. With music by Dowland, Byrd and Holborne.

Lucie Skeaping talks to singer Emily van Evera about her disc My Lady Rich.

Through the Night: 20/04/2008

20/04/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 20/04/2008

John Shea introduces works by Nielsen, Bach, Schubert, Bartok, Melartin and J Strauss.

Including 1.00pm Nielsen, Bach, Schubert. 3.04 Melartin, J Strauss, Chopin. 5.00 Goldmark, Mozart, Haydn, Dvorak.

With John Shea. Nielsen At the Bier of a Young Artist; 
Bohemian Danish folk song 1.15 Bach Cantata No 82: Ich habe genug 1.37 Schubert/Mahler String Quartet in D minor, DB10 (Death and the Maiden) 2.17 Bartok Two Pictures 2.34 Peterson-Berger Frösöblomster, Bk  
2.58 Delius Intermezzo (Fennimore and Gerda) 3.04 Melartin Symphony No 6 3.43 Harris Prelude in E flat 
3.46 Pearsall Lay a Garland on Her Hearse 3.49 Debussy L'lsleJoyeuse 3.55 Schenck Sonata in A minor, Op 9 No 2 (L'Echo du Danube) 4.18 J Strauss (son) Waltz: An der schönen blauen Donau. Op 314 4.27 Paradies Sicilienne in E flat 4.31 Durufle Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes 
Grégoriens, Op 10 439 Buffardin Flute Concerto in E minor 
4.52 Chopin Scherzo No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39 
5.00 Goldmark Overture: Im Fruhling, Op 36 5.14 Vivaldi Violin Concerto in E. RV269 (Spring) (The Four Seasons) 
5.23 Sermisy Cinq Chansons 
5.33 Mozart Piano Trio in G, K564 5.49 Vedro The Magic Bird Game 5.50 Falla Ritual Fire Dance 5.55 Haydn Mass in B flat, H XXII 7 (Kleine Orgelmesse) 6.12 Dvorak 
Symphonic Variations 6.38 Larsson String Quartet No 3, Op 65 6.48 Crusell Introduction etAir Suedols

John Shea continues the programme with music by J Strauss Jr, Von Paradies, Durufle, Buffardin and Chopin.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Through the Night

Through the Night

Genres

Brand

Through the Night

Through the Night

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Appears in

About this data

About this data