With Martin Handley.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Tchaikovsky's The Seasons; New Releases: Recent Bach discs; Disc of the Week: Alfred Brendel: The Farewell Concerts. Show more
International violinist Daniel Hope examines the mysteries of the violin, tracing the evolution and history of an instrument thought at one time to be able to steal men's souls. Show more
Catherine Bott marks the 300th anniversary of Pergolesi's birth, exploring his orchestral and choral music, as well as the comic opera La Serva Padrona. Show more
The Henschel Quartet perform music by German-Jewish composers at the 2009 Gower Festival. Schulhoff: String Quartet No 1. Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor, Op 44 No 2. Show more
Lucy Duran profiles Madagascan musician Justin Vali and records his Malagasy Orkestra, an all-star collection of the island's best musical talent. Show more
Alyn Shipton invites leading jazz critics to look back on the best jazz albums of 2009, including ones from Sonny Rollins, Harry Allen and Keith Jarrett. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents an all-British selection of listeners' jazz requests, as part of a special weekend of jazz programmes. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk. Show more
From the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Fabio Luisi conducts mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirschlager and soprano Miah Persson in a version of the Brothers Grimm fairytale. Show more
Pianist Martha Argerich plays Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with the Royal Philharmonic under Charles Dutoit. Plus music by Mussorgsky, Vivier and Prokofiev. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Robert Worby with highlights from 2009's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. With works by James Dillon, Thomas Simaku, Anthony Braxton and James Clarke. Show more
Lucie Skeaping explores classical ballet's origins, which can be found in the balet comique de la royne, a stage entertainment held at the court of Catherine de Medici in 1581. Show more
John Shea presents music, including Purcell, Handel, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Vivaldi, Viotti, Granados, Mozart, Abel, Arriaga, Sibelius, Hellendaal, Hindemith, Haydn, India, Chopin. Show more
