Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Franck: Panis angelicus. Arnold: Concertino for oboe and strings. Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Op 39, Nos 1-4. Walton: Violin Concerto. Byrd: Wolsey's Wilde. Show more
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to focus on two musicals - Sweeney Todd, widely regarded as his masterpiece, and the flop Merrily We Roll Along. Show more
Tom Arthurs (trumpet), Jasper Hoiby (bass), Stuart Ritchie (drums) and the Elysian Quartet perform the world premiere of Arthurs' 10 pieces for improvising trio and string quartet. Show more
Penny Gore presents music performed by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Mozart: Vespers, K339. Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms. Bruckner: Symphony No 9 in D minor. Show more
From Ely Cathedral. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Italian string family group Trio Broz perform in the studio. Plus music from Tarik O'Regan for the John Armitage Memorial Trust 10th anniversary. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC SSO under Donald Runnicles. Wagner: Overture; Venusberg Music (Tannhauser). Strauss: Songs (Christine Brewer - soprano); Beethoven: Symphony No 7. Show more
Matthew Sweet talks to cosmologist and astrobiologist Paul Davies about the possible existence of extra-terrestrial life on other planets, and his controversial views on religion. Show more
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to focus on two musicals - Sweeney Todd, widely regarded as his masterpiece, and the flop Merrily We Roll Along. Show more
Writer, poet and playwright Liz Lochhead recalls her early mentors like teacher Philip Hobsbaum and writer Alasdair Gray, and reflects on becoming a mentor herself. Show more
Verity Sharp's selection includes yodelling from Bavaria, yoik from Norway and a tale of Genghis Khan's horses from Mongolian singer Urna. Plus the Edinburgh Quartet. Show more
John Shea introduces music, including Grieg, Brahms, Franck, Gilson, Berlioz, Bach, Schubert, Spohr, Kreisler, Francaix, Ravel, Telemann, Mozart, Rameau, Haydn and Debussy. Show more
