Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
Sarah Walker plays a collection of works influenced by Goethe including Richard Strauss's Metamorphosen. Classic recordings from Jacqueline du Pre. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Ole Bull's ambition to revolutionise Norway's musical culture, tracing his influence on Grieg, Svendsen and virtuoso pianist Agathe Backer-Grondahl. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Schwetzingen Festival 2010
Episode 3: Christoph Pregardien, Julian Pregardien, Michael Gees
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Christoph Pregardien, Julian Pregardien (tenor) and Michael Gees (piano) perform at the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival. Mozart: 4 Lieder. Beethoven: 2 Lieder. Schreker: 4 Lieder. Show more
In his day Gustav Mahler was most famous as a conductor and our celebrations of the 150th anniversary of his birth include the first opera that he conducted - Verdi's Il Trovatore. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
In a concert from Merton College, Oxford, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC Singers in 16th and 17th-century Italian choral music, by Palestrina, Festa, Frescobaldi and Sweelinck. Show more
Scholar and writer Professor Janet Todd peers over the wall into an abandoned Venetian garden and recalls its magical literary past. Show more
In a concert from Merton College, Oxford, Petroc Trelawny presents the BBC Singers in 16th and 17th-century Italian choral music, by Palestrina, Festa, Frescobaldi and Sweelinck. Show more
Philip Dodd in extended conversation with former prime minister Tony Blair in the aftermath of the publication of his much-anticipated memoirs, A Journey. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Ole Bull's ambition to revolutionise Norway's musical culture, tracing his influence on Grieg, Svendsen and virtuoso pianist Agathe Backer-Grondahl. Show more
Simon Heffer explores how the 1949 Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets attacked England's legal system, class system, the church and the City of London. Show more
Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes percussion music by Simon Limbrick and Steve Reich, and a studio session with violinist Pekka Kuusisto and composer Valgeir Sigurdsson. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents music by Vaughan Williams, Tallis, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Bartok, Louie, Debussy, Borodin, Ravel, Karlowicz, Abel, Mozart, Bach, Mussorgsky and Schumann. Show more
