Rob Cowan presents music including Lehar and Delius. Please listen carefully when interacting as our text lines may have closed and you may still be charged. Show more
With James Jolly. Yamada: Overture in D. Schumann: Four Pieces, Op 32. WF Bach: Sonata in C minor. Turina: La Procesion del Rocio. Mascagni: Iris (excerpt). Mozart: Symphony No 38. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Scarlatti's early years, when he made a name for himself conducting church choirs. With excerpts from Griselda. Show more
Suzy Klein introduces the Vienna Piano Trio performing at Wigmore Hall, London. Haydn: Piano Trio in E flat, H XV 30. Schumann: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 63. Show more
Louise Fryer with music from the BBC SO under Jiri Belohlavek. Elgar: In the South (Alassio). Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos 2 and 1 (soloist - Paul Lewis). Plus Martinu and Dvorak. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Pavlo Beznosiuk, Paula Chateauneuf and David Greilsammer. Plus A-Z of Opera, where I is for intermezzo, and listeners' suggestions for operatic Is. Show more
Ian Skelly presents Mark Elder conducting the Halle in the world premiere of Luke Bedford's At Three and Two, followed by Mahler's Ninth, concluding a complete symphony cycle. Show more
Rana Mitter and guests discuss liberalism at the start of the 21st century. Does the coalition government mean it has returned as an idea? Or is it under threat in an insecure age? Show more
Donald Macleod explores Scarlatti's early years, when he made a name for himself conducting church choirs. With excerpts from Griselda. Show more
Critic Tom Sutcliffe argues that opera's intimacy lies at the core of its effectiveness. For him, the aria is a confessional form, opening up a character's emotions. Show more
Jez Nelson presents an improvised set from Paul Hession, Alan Wilkinson and Simon H Fell, performed at Cafe Oto in East London during the trio's 21st anniversary tour. Show more
Susan Sharpe with music by Wagner, Messiaen, CPE Bach, Brahms, Martin, Liebermann, Lazar, Walpurgis, Monteverdi, Jarzebski, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Strauss, Haydn, Handel and Elgar. Show more
