Ian Skelly presents music including a Brahms capriccio, a Prokofiev symphony, a Joplin rag and an Albinoni concerto. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including recent releases of Mahler from Zinman, Norrington, Tennstedt and Fischer; Disc of the Week: Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea. La Venexiana.
Tom Service talks to violinist Nigel Kennedy about Poland, jazz and football ahead of his Polish Weekend at London's Southbank Centre. Plus the philosophy and music of John Cage. Show more
Lucie Skeaping talks to Jeffrey Skidmore about musical developments in Mexico from the 16th to the start of the 18th century. With works by Franco, Ignacio de Jerusalem and Sumaya. Show more
Presented by Fiona Talkington. The Artemis Quartet perform at the Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor (Serioso); String Quartet in C (Razumovsky). Show more
Marking 50 years since 16 countries in Africa became independent in 1960, Lucy Duran and Florent Mazzoleni play rare tracks from the era - from Congo, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon. Show more
An archive interview in which the late pianist and composer Michael Garrick joins Alyn Shipton to look back over 50 years in jazz, working with big bands and small groups. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano conducts tenor Roberto Sacca and soprano Angela Denoke in Prokofiev's rarely-heard opera, based on Dostoyevsky's novel. Show more
Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) and friends in chamber music. Britten: Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings. Mozart: Duo in G, K423. attr Haydn: Quartet in B flat, H II B4. Show more
Hiroaki Takenouchi performs piano music from Japan with connections to the world of visual art: Dai Fujikura's moromoro for piano and tape, and Toru Takemitsu's Les yeux clos II. Show more
Robert Worby presents the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and John Tilbury (piano) playing music by Howard Skempton, Cornelius Cardew, Christian Wolff and Morton Feldman. Show more
Alyn Shipton and pianist Keith Nichols choose highlights of the recording career of Joe 'King' Oliver, the feted New Orleans cornettist of the early days of jazz. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music, including Verdi's Il Trovatore, plus CPE Bach, Debussy, Elgar, Gorecki, Buxtehude, Joplin, Mozart, Albicastro, Ruppe, Sibelius, Ravel and Druschetsky. Show more
