Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Start the day with a refreshing choice of music. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain. Beethoven: Quintet for piano and wind, Op 16. Brahms: Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras (Ein Deutsches Requiem). Show more
Donald Macleod explores how early retirement gave Byrd the opportunity to fulfil some of his musical ambitions and also settle various legal disputes that had dogged him. Show more
Louise Fryer presents a recital from Perth Concert Hall. Nikolai Demidenko (piano) in Chopin: Variations on La ci darem la mano; Ballades Nos 1 and 2; Sonata No 2 in B flat minor. Show more
Jonathan Swain concludes a series celebrating the BBC Philharmonic. Wagner: Parsifal (excerpts). Haydn: Symphony No 104. Plus Martinu, Puccini, Korngold, Schwertsik and Bartok. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
From King's College, Cambridge. Louise Fryer presents a performance of the Passion story as told by St John in a personal setting by James MacMillan. Plus music for Holy Week. Show more
Madeleine Potter reads Carson McCullers's classic coming-of-age story, written when she was only 19, in which she explores the pressures and angsts of life as a child prodigy. Show more
From King's College, Cambridge. Louise Fryer presents the conclusion of James MacMillan's version of the Passion story - The Passion of Our Lord According to St John. Show more
The Verb
Matthew Caley/CK Stead/Sparks/Writing and Social Work/Willy Vlautin
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Ian McMillan presents his cabaret of the word with CK Stead on the art of the short story, American songwriter Willy Vlautin and new writing talent from the BBC's Writersroom. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how early retirement gave Byrd the opportunity to fulfil some of his musical ambitions and also settle various legal disputes that had dogged him. Show more
Joan Bakewell discusses belief with the Bishop of Liverpool, James Jones, an evangelical who embraces a concern for social justice, urban regeneration, prisons and the environment. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents a selection of music from around the world, including a session of Cajun music from Swiss trio Mama Rosin. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Haydn, Puccini, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Vivaldi, Brahms, Liszt, Faure, Mendelssohn, Scigalski, Mortelmans, Stainer, Haydn, Weber, Ravel, Pahor. Show more
