Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more
Presented by James Jolly. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments. Faure: Mirages. Gounod: Petite Symphonie. Viardot: Havanaise. Viardot: La danse. Viardot: Cendrillon (excerpt). Show more
Donald Macleod explores Walton's most difficult years as a composer, which were tempered, however, by a blissful self-imposed exile on the island of Ischia, near Naples. Show more
A concert given by the Florestan Trio at LSO St Luke's in London. Ives: Piano Trio. Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat, Op 70 No 2. Show more
Penny Gore presents music from the BBC CO and other UK ensembles. Featuring Vaughan Williams: Heroic Elegy and Triumphal March. Plus works by Dvorak, Mozart and Sibelius. Show more
With Sean Rafferty. Robert Rawson and period instrument ensemble The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen perform live and talk to Sean about their forthcoming concert. Show more
From the Royal Festival Hall in London, renowned maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Staatskapelle orchestra and plays the piano in repertoire by Beethoven and Schoenberg. Show more
In an extended interview, Philip Dodd talks to novelist Martin Amis about his latest novel The Pregnant Widow, as well as his strong political opinions and his back catalogue. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Walton's most difficult years as a composer, which were tempered, however, by a blissful self-imposed exile on the island of Ischia, near Naples. Show more
Jonathan Ree on how Hazlitt spent much of his 20s leading a self-conscious life as a 'solitary thinker', which resulted in his challenge to received ideas about personal identity. Show more
Verity Sharp's selection includes music from Cape Verde and Greenland, plus Anne Auffret, Notwist, Alim Qasimov and Paul O'Dette playing music by lutenist Daniel Bacheler. Show more
John Shea presents music by Ortiz, Marais, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Korngold, Rossini, Debussy, Auber, Buffardin, Grainger, Saint Saens, Schumann, Handel, CPE Bach and Suk. Show more
