Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits.

With James Jolly. Including Stravinsky: 3 Pieces from Petrushka. Bach: Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern. Debussy: La mer. Arias from Mozart's La finta giardiniera. Show more

Madrid was unmoved by opera's growing popularity in Europe. Donald Macleod explores how composers at the Spanish court looked for their own way of bringing music into the theatre. Show more

Summer Festivals 2009: 6/9. Louise Fryer with music from festivals around the world. Beck: Overture (La mort d'Orphee). Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Plus Bruch, Beethoven, Britten. Show more

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Pianist Melvyn Tan performs ahead of a recital with the Skampa Quartet and conductor Roy Goodman talks to Sean about directing Handel in Liverpool. Show more

At the 2009 Proms, Mariss Jansons conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Sibelius' Symphony No 1, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Suite No 2 and Duparc songs, with Magdalena Kozena. Show more

Presented by Rana Mitter. With actor James Earl Jones on playwright August Wilson; the legacy of Albert Camus; pre-colonial Africa; and novelist Nadifa Mohamed on her debut novel. Show more

Madrid was unmoved by opera's growing popularity in Europe. Donald Macleod explores how composers at the Spanish court looked for their own way of bringing music into the theatre. Show more

Poet and critic Andrew Motion explores the connection between walking and writing in a series about poems that follow paths. Show more

Fiona Talkington presents a varied musical mix, including Marion Brown's Afternoon of a Georgia Faun, fado singer Joana Amendoiera and music by Estonian composer Toivo Tulev. Show more

John Shea presents music by Karlowicz, Lutoslawski, Sary, Brahms, Arnic, Skerjanc, Mozetich, Jadin, Prokofiev, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Tobias, Praetorius, CPE Bach and Novak. Show more