Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Handel: Zadok the Priest. Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp. Stravinsky: Le roi des etoiles. Myslivecek: Symphony in A, F27. Gershwin: Summertime. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4, regarded as the pinnacle of his first compositional period. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
City of London Festival 2010
Episode 4: Elias Quartet at the 2010 City of London Festival
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Louise Fryer presents the Elias String Quartet peforming a concert at the 2010 City of London Festival. Villa Lobos: String Quartet No 1. Mendelssohn: String Quartet, Op 80. Show more
Performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Live: Verdi: Overture (Nabucco). Guridi: 10 Basque Melodies. Dvorak: Symphony No 7. Plus music by Dallapiccola, Haydn and Rachmaninov. Show more
A selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Martin Handley presents the premiere of Robert Saxton's opera The Wandering Jew, a modernist take on the tale of the shoe mender condemned to walk the earth until the Second Coming. Show more
Ian McMillan presents a special live edition of Radio 3's cabaret of the word, featuring new writing from AL Kennedy and Christopher Ricks on his new book True Friendship. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces a complete performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4, regarded as the pinnacle of his first compositional period. Show more
Poet Thomas Lynch looks at the art of dying, reflecting on why death has remained such a constant theme in his work, and on why he sees little reason to fear death itself. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents her selection of the best new releases on CD from around the globe.
John Shea presents music by Ravel, Mozart, Bizet, Bach, Lipinski, Rachmaninov, Sweelinck, Brahms, Andriessen, Steffani, Carissimi, Pergolesi, Cavalli, Alpaerts, Franck and Schubert. Show more
