Martin Handley presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
With Suzy Klein. The theme of this programme is luxury - revel in sumptuous music and share musical passions, indulgences, concert reviews and musical notes and queries. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is stand-up comedian Russell Kane, currently touring his new show. His choices include music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Bartok and Scriabin. Show more
As part of a series celebrating great baroque opera, Lucie Skeaping discusses Hasse's Piramo e Tisbe, in conversation with conductor Michael Schneider. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents listeners' requests, including a Bach Partita, Wallace's opera Lurline and arrangements of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Show more
From Buckfast Abbey, Devon, during the 2010 Exon Singers' Festival. Show more
Wayne Marshall returns to the Proms with a programme of Wagner arrangements on the mighty organ of the Royal Albert Hall, London. Show more
Stephen Johnston is joined by the BBC NOW to delve into the world of one of Igor Stravinsky's most important works - his music for the ballet Petrushka. Show more
Sir Simon Rattle and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment evoke two iconic pairs of lovers, beginning with the Love Scene from Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet. Show more
Novelist Howard Jacobson and classics scholar Mary Beard join presenter Rana Mitter to discuss the inspirational influence of famous love affairs. Show more
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with soloists Violetta Urmana and Ben Heppner in Act 2 of Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Show more
By Louis Nowra. As Turkey enters the First World War, an American consul takes up the offer of a diplomatic game of poker in order to smuggle Armenians into Russia. Show more
Poems and music by prodigies and the early work of great artists, with readings by actors Jack Laskey and Ellie Kendrick. Includes works by Mendelssohn, Paganini, Rimbaud and Byron. Show more
Jazz Line-Up salutes UK jazz legend Michael Garrick, with a special performance from his Big Band, presented by Claire Martin, with comments from Geoffrey Smith. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Mozart, Klami, Balakirev, Szymanowski, Forqueray, Couperin, Lilburn, Stenhammar, Lindberg, Contant, Herberigs, Blow, Zemzaris, Gibbons and Halvorsen. Show more
