Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a refreshing choice of music.
With Sarah Walker. Including Sussmayr: Concerto Movement in D. Liszt: Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's Figaro and Don Giovanni. Mozart: Requiem (excerpts). Schubert: Symphony No 7. Show more
Donald Macleod presents Schnittke's 'polystylistic' music of the 1960s and 70s, including his astonishing First Symphony. Show more
Music from Fiddlefest 2 in Londonderry. Grieg: Sonata No 3 in C minor. Alexandra Soumm (violin), Julien Quentin (piano). Plus the Badke Quartet in Mendelssohn's String Quartet No 2. Show more
Presented by Penny Gore. BBC SSO in Brahms: Symphony No 1. BBC Philharmonic in Kodaly: Summer Evening; Sibelius: Violin Concerto, with Hilary Hahn (violin). Plus Stravinsky. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With performance and conversation from Grammy nominated early music choral group Stile Antico, and the Piatti Quartet playing Haydn and Britten. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Imogen Cooper in a series on Schubert's piano works. 4 Impromptus, D899; 12 German Dances, D790; Sonata in A minor, D784; Sonata in B flat, D960. Show more
Anne McElvoy talks to the American journalist Barbara Ehrenreich about her new book Smile and Die which attacks her country's addiction to positive thinking and blind optimism. Show more
Donald Macleod presents Schnittke's 'polystylistic' music of the 1960s and 70s, including his astonishing First Symphony. Show more
Prof Susan James from Birkbeck College, University of London, explores Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza's work on the role of democracy in 17th century Europe. Show more
Fiona Talkington resurrects the Gary Burton Quintet's 1974 album Ring as well as introducing a lullaby by Torbjorn Hultmark and tracks from the new release by Jaga Jazzist. Show more
John Shea presents music by Thoresen, Grieg, Nielsen, Jolivet, Dubois, Telemann, Gallot, Forster, Zarzycki, Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Kilar, Bach, Weber, Ambrosio, Giustini and Alabiev. Show more