Rob Cowan presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits. Show more
With James Jolly. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien. Lawes: Sett for viols. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No 2. Brahms: 15 Romances from Tieck's Die schone Magelone, Op 33. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's music for stage and screen, focusing on the first opera to which the composer gave an opus number and early encounters with Diaghilev. Show more
In a concert from the Wigmore Hall, London, the Zehetmair Quartet perform Bruckner's rarely heard String Quartet in C minor and Schumann's Quartet in A minor, Op 41 No 1. Show more
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Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits. Berlioz: Beatrice et Benedict Overture. Scriabin: Piano Concerto (soloist Peter Jablonski). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5. Show more
Night Waves
Ian McEwan/Jeremy Rifkin/Katya Kabanova/Tony Cragg
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Rana Mitter talks to Ian McEwan about his much-anticipated new novel Solar, set against the background of the global environmental crisis. Plus a review of Katya Kabanova at ENO. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's music for stage and screen, focusing on the first opera to which the composer gave an opus number and early encounters with Diaghilev. Show more
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie explores her city of birth and describes the scene when she arrives at Karachi's deserted airport terminal. Show more
Jez Nelson presents Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek in concert at the Barbican, London, featuring Rainer Bruninghaus on piano, Yuri Daniel on bass and Trilok Gurtu on drums. Show more
John Shea presents music by Schreker, Hindemith, Sibelius, Kaski, Haydn, Beethoven, Britten, Smetana, Corelli, Mozart, Elgar, Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Pachelbel and Milhaud. Show more