Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Vivaldi: Spring (Four Seasons). Zarzycki: Mazurka, Op 26. Beethoven: Sonata in F, Op 24 (Spring). Beethoven: Three vocal canons. JC Bach: Sonata in E flat. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the festive music Telemann wrote for the annual banquet of the civic guard in Hamburg, where he settled and worked for much of his life. Show more
Raphael Wallfisch (cello) and John York (piano) perform a recital from LSO St Luke's in London. Zemlinsky: Sonata in A minor. Brahms: Sonata No 2 in F. Show more
Penny Gore celebrates the BBC's performing groups. Takemitsu: Toward the Sea II. Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 2. Elgar: In the South. Plus music by Purcell, Britten and Byrd. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Including the A-Z of Opera, where T is for tenor, plus listeners' suggestions for operatic Ts. Show more
Martin Handley presents the first of two concerts given by the Takacs Quartet. Beethoven: String Quartets: in B flat, Op 18 No 6; in F, Op 135; in C, Op 59 No 3. Show more
Night Waves
Jonathan Fenby, Sarah Dunant, Tudor Parfitt
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Rana Mitter talks to Jonathan Fenby about new book on Charles de Gaulle's legacy. Plus Sarah Dunant on historical fiction and Tudor Parfitt on the origins of the Jewish Diaspora. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the festive music Telemann wrote for the annual banquet of the civic guard in Hamburg, where he settled and worked for much of his life. Show more
How effective were BBC efforts to improve the 'public mind' between the two world wars? Did broadcasts foster a 'spiritual democracy'. Show more
Robert Sandall presents a varied selection of music. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Berlioz, Beethoven, Tournier, Lully, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Delibes, Vaughan Williams, Wiren, Monuiszko, Brahms, Janacek, Gossec, Kuhlau and Haydn. Show more
