Rob Cowan presents wide-ranging music to begin the day, from Elgar to Ellington and Mozart to Makeba. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Debussy, arr Sachs: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune. Liszt: La Lugubre Gondola. Marcello: Oboe Concerto. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite 2. Ravel: Nahandove. Show more
Donald Macleod presents more Mahler songs inspired by the poetry collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and explores its influence on his Symphony No 2. Show more
Andreas Brantelid (cello) and Katrine Gislinge (piano) perform at the 2010 City of London Festival. Schumann: 5 Stucke im Volkston. Sibelius: 2 Pieces, Op 77. Chopin: Cello Sonata. Show more
Performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Haydn: Symphony No 104. Dallapiccola: Dialoghi. Haydn: Symphony No 92. Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead. Haydn: Symphony No 82. Show more
From Winchester Cathedral. Show more
Leading lute player Elizabeth Kenny and soprano Sophie Daneman celebrate early music plus Christophe Rousset, conductor of baroque orchestra Les Talens Lyriques. Show more
Martin Handley presents a concert of Brazilian sacred polyphony and African Creole villancicos from the 17th to the 19th-centuries, performed at the 2010 City of London Festival. Show more
Philip Dodd interviews the novelist Howard Jacobson, reviews Mark Rylance's latest show and, as the Government calls for shorter prison sentences, discusses rehabilitation. Show more
Donald Macleod presents more Mahler songs inspired by the poetry collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn, and explores its influence on his Symphony No 2. Show more
Baroness Mary Warnock asks what we can learn from the Romantic poets when it comes to dying well, and warns that our obsession with staying alive can have disastrous consequences. Show more
Nick Luscombe's varied selection includes new releases from jazz drummer Martin France and singer Tracey Thorn, Sketch Show remixed by Cornelius and Ghanaian funk from Sweet Talks. Show more
John Shea presents music by Webern, Mozart, Sibelius, Rubbra, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Weiner, Chopin, Stainov, Liadov, Grundt/Knoll, Wagner, Schubert, Magi and Gilson. Show more
