Presented by Suzy Klein. Start the day with music from Finland, Russia, Germany, France and Poland. Show more
Iain Burnside explores how technology and innovation from different branches of knowledge have influenced music and performance over the centuries. With Bach, Beethoven, Ravel. Show more
With Michael Berkeley. Comedian Alistair McGowan's musical choices include piano works by Chopin, Rachmaninov, Marcel Zidani and Erik Satie, plus Grieg and Rimsky-Korsakov. Show more
Catherine Bott explores opera's success in Venice and the mysterious Accademia degli Incogniti's role. Opera arrived in 1637 and heralded a virtual avalanche of new productions. Show more
Chi-chi Nwanoku introducers listeners' requests, including music by Elgar, Rautavaara, Verdi, Salieri, Benny Goodman and The Beatles. Show more
A service from the Chapel of Royal Holloway, University of London, recorded in April 2010. Show more
Robert Hollingworth explores the split choir tradition in Renaissance music, specifically in repertoire from north Italy - the birthplace of the polychoral style of writing. Show more
Aled Jones talks to Anders Jalkeus who co-founded Sweden's Real Group 26 years ago and has seen its members reach celebrity status in their home country. Plus Finnish group Rajaton. Show more
The Carhullan Army, by Sarah Hall. An adaptation of Hall's prize-winning novel set among the women of a post-apocalyptic commune in a totalitarian Britain. Show more
Norman Lebrecht talks to William Christie, conductor and founder of Les Arts Florissants. An American now living in France, Christie talks about the draw of European music making. Show more
A sequence of poetry, prose and music focusing on sickness, with readings by Rory Kinnear and Anna Maxwell Martin. Including Kodaly and Bach, plus Pinter and John Evelyn. Show more
Claire Martin presents the second part of a concert set by saxophonist John Surman, marking his 65th birthday. The concert was recorded in November 2009 at the London Jazz Festival. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Berg, Brahms, Dvorak, Haydn, Verdi, Janacek, Morawetz, Dussek, Bach, Bacewicz, Hartmann, Riisager, Frumerie, Handel, Doppler, Schickhardt and Weber. Show more
