Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms - and dips into his rucksack for a surprise or two. Includes music by Gorecki, Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak and Copland.
James Jolly plays a collection of works inspired by the sea, including Bridge's tone poem The Sea. Show more
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim joins Donald Macleod to talk about his early life and career, including his apprenticeship with Oscar Hammerstein. Show more
Radio 3 New Generation Artist pianist Francesco Piemontesi and the Navarra Quartet play Debussy preludes, a Haydn string quartet and a Schumann piano quintet. Show more
Thierry Fischer conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in two powerful pieces from World War II by Britten and Shostakovich as well as an exuberant Prokofiev piano concerto. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from jazz singer Curtis Stigers ahead of his appearance at Ronnie Scott's, plus conductor Paavo Jarvi ahead of his all Beethoven Prom. Show more
From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Colin Currie (percussion) and BBC NOW conducted by Thierry Fischer. Cherubini: Overture (Medee). Schumann: Symphony No 1 in B flat (Spring). Show more
An off-the-wall, thought-provoking story about identity by award-winning League of Gentleman writer Jeremy Dyson. Show more
Colin Currie (percussion) and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Thierry Fischer. Simon Holt: A Table of Noises. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche. Show more
Norman Lebrecht talks to American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, tracing her career from pirate recordings of pop songs in the 1950s to the major mezzo Bel Canto roles. Show more
As part of an occasional series featuring BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, the Elias Quartet perform Mozart's String Quartet in A, K464. Show more
Novelist Patrick Gale recalls how he got to grips with the cello as a schoolboy because he preferred music lessons to sport. Show more
Jez Nelson presents a session by Band On The Wall at the 15th Manchester Jazz Festival, plus previews of festival events and performances by world-class local musicians. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Nowowiejski, Beethoven, Grieg, Mozart, Pachelbel, Wikander, Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Nin, Bizet, Dvorak, Ravel, Forster and Palestrina. Show more
