Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.
With James Jolly. Including Britten: 4 Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes). Schumann: Variations on the name 'Abegg. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5. Schubert: Winterreise (excerpt). Show more
Donald Macleod introduces the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain, where ancient and modern traditions collided. Show more
From Wigmore Hall, London. Austrian mezzo Daniela Lehner performs Viennese songs with pianist Roger Vignoles. Music is by Mozart, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Guastavino and Ginastera. Show more
Louise Fryer presents music from festivals around the world. Sibelius: The Oceanides. Martucci: Piano Concerto No 2. Plus Schumann, Kodaly, Schubert, Mahler and Locke. Show more
With Sean Rafferty. Including guitarist Milos Karadaglic playing ahead of his solo debut at the Wigmore Hall, plus organist Simon Lindley on his upcoming recital at Leeds Town Hall. Show more
At the 2009 Proms, soprano Dawn Upshaw stars in Mahler's Fourth Symphony with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, under their chief conductor David Zinman. Plus Schubert and Golijov. Show more
Globe-trotting architect Dan Cruickshank puts the case for the restoration, repair and recreation of lost historic buildings in a lecture given at the 2009 Free Thinking festival. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces the brilliant, but little-known musicians of 17th and 18th-century Spain, where ancient and modern traditions collided. Show more
Poet and critic Andrew Motion explores the connection between walking and writing. Show more
From Ronnie Scott's, Jez Nelson welcomes in 2010 with a celebration of the best live acts that have grown out of British soil, including Django Bates' Human Chain and Tom Arthurs. Show more
John Shea presents music by Kodaly, Schubert, Schumann, Pandolfi Mealli, Dvorak, Cherubini, Boulogne, Wagenaar, Liszt Larsen, Albicastro, Beethoven, Kunzen, Mozart, Janacek, Haydn. Show more