Martin Handley presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Barber's Knoxville Summer of 1915; Recent keyboard releases: CPE Bach and Giustini; Disc of the Week: Vaughan Williams' Sancta Civitas.
Tom Service with a biography of Cosima Wagner. Plus Music from the Genome, mixing music and science, and John Adams' musical I was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky. Show more
Lucie Skeaping is joined by historian Ian Mortimer to explore the society and musical culture of England under Edward III. It was a time when English became the lingua franca. Show more
Sarah Walker presents a concert from Wigmore Hall, London, featuring German pianist Lars Vogt. Schubert: Four Impromptus, Op 90, D899. Schumann: Fantasy, Op 17. Show more
Lopa Kothari joins the England football team supporters' brass band at the World Cup, and presents highlights of the music at the Fan Parks, including a set from Thandiswa Mazwai. Show more
Alyn Shipton features an archive interview with bassist Arvell Shaw, discussing his best work with Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman and Earl Hines. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
In a performance given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Ivor Bolton conducts Handel's touching drama - a tale of tyranny and power, betrayal and love. Show more
Presented by Tom Service. The BBC Symphony Orchestra under Andre de Ridder perform premieres by British composers Lloyd Moore, Michael Langemann, Ian Vine and Gavin Higgins. Show more
Catherine Bott explores the musical legacy and life of King Dinis I, who both encouraged musicians and wrote music himself in 13th-century Portugal. Show more
John Shea presents music by Grieg, Chopin, Rimsky Korsakov, Ibert, Brahms, Falla, Corelli, Holst, Ravel, JC Bach, Messemaeckers, Debussy, Parac, Berwald, Beethoven and Bach. Show more
