Ian Skelly presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss; Recent Handel discs; Recent Stravinsky recordings; Disc of the Week: Wagner: Gotterdammerung.
Petroc Trelawny talks to celebrated guitarist Julian Bream. Plus a look at the work of American musicologist Charles Rosen and Vincent Giroud's new book celebrating French opera.
Catherine Bott focuses on the 2010 York Early Music Festival in a special show from the National Centre for Early Music. Artists include I Fagiolini and soprano Barbara Schlick. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents Leila Josefowicz (violin) and John Novacek (piano) playing at Wigmore Hall. Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Op 134. Schubert: Rondo Brillant in B minor, D895. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents a special World Cup concert from Africa's most famous group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, given in a Zulu workers' hostel in Clermont Township, Durban. Show more
Trombonist Benny Powell joins Alyn Shipton to select his best discs with Lionel Hampton and Count Basie, plus examples of his work with Duke Ellington and pianist Randy Weston. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Martin Handley presents a new production of Massenet's great opera Manon Lescaut, starring Anna Netrebko and Vittorio Grigolo. Show more
British-Indian poet Daljit Nagra's new poetic narrative inspired by his uncle's two shops in west London - where Muslim, Sikh and Hindu workers share a tiny working space. Show more
Two works from a new CD by Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer: Frozen Landscape; Predatory Dances. With Tobias Ringborn (violin), Claes Gunnarsson (cello), Francisca Skoogh (piano). Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Dai Fujikura, Larry Goves and Aldo Clementi played by the London Sinfonietta. Plus John Cage's artworks and a preview of the Soundwaves Festival. Show more
Lucie Skeaping presents highlights of a concert given by La Reverdie at the 2008 York Early Music Festival, featuring music that traces Dufay's early Italian journeys. Show more
John Shea presents music by Schubert, Ravel, Bach, Donhanyi, JCF Bach, Platti, Saint Saens, Schumann, Mozart, Flotow, Eespere, Chopin, Telemann, Haydn, Moszkowski and Grieg. Show more
