Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more
With James Jolly. Rossini: William Tell Overture. Butterworth: Six Songs (A Shropshire Lad). Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks. Debussy: Images. Copland: Music for a Great City. Show more
With Donald Macleod. Another dispute over his outspoken views and absenteeism forces Wesley to move from Leeds to Winchester, where a relatively harmonious period followed. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2010
Episode 3: Haydn, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Beethoven
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty with music from the 2010 West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Haydn: Quartet in B flat (Sunrise). Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Figaro. Beethoven: Quintet for piano and winds. Show more
A Prom in which the Royal Philharmonic perform Bach arrangements by Stokowski, Sargent, Henry Wood and Respighi. Plus two Bach-inspired works and pieces by Walton and Grainger. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
BBC SSO and Martyn Brabbins recreate a 1962 Prom. Mozart: Overture (Der Schauspieldirektor). Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist - Boris Giltburg). Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Show more
Louise Walsh considers the question of whether, George Bogle, the first British envoy to Tibet, had a love affair with a local woman that would result in the birth of two daughters. Show more
Presented by Martin Handley, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. BBC SSO under Martyn Brabbins in James Dillon: La navette (UK premiere). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 2 in C minor. Show more
Composer James Dillon talks to Andrew McGregor about his music and introduces performances of his chamber works given by students at the Royal Scottish Academy MusicLab. Show more
Fiona Talkington celebrates Giya Kancheli's 75th birthday with his haunting work Night Prayers. Plus music from Alina Orlova, Perlinpinpin Folc and The Owl Service. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents music by Hoffmann, Poniatowski, Elsner, Dobrznski, Szymanowski, Ockeghem, Albinoni, Rodrigo, Sibelius, Prokofiev, Harrison, Bruhns, Debussy and Vieuxtemps. Show more