Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Wake up to music, news - and the occasional surprise. Show more
James Jolly presents foreign musicians in a collection of British works with Walton's Crown Imperial and Britten's Four Sea Interludes, plus recordings from Peter Schreier. Show more
Composer of the Week
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Episode 3: Opera collaborations with Francis Money-Coutts
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
In 1889 Albeniz met solicitor and poet Francis Money-Coutts, with whom he began writing opera. Donald Macleod introduces two of their collaborations and Albeniz's piano music. Show more
In the second of four lunchtime concerts featuring the violin, Jack Liebeck and pianist Ashley Wass visit The Sage Gateshead to perform works by Mozart, Brahms and Ernest Bloch. Show more
Afternoon Concert
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Episode 3: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Wednesday
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
German and Czech symphonies frame songs by Mahler and Berlioz in ths concert by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - and at its heart is a poignant wartime score by Martinu. Show more
Live from Chichester Cathedral during the Southern Cathedrals' Festival. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. Featuring the Royal Opera House's new production of Niobe and a preview of the new Diaghilev exhibition at the V&A. Show more
The Concertgebouw, with Mariss Jansons, in Stravinsky's Firebird and Symphonies of Wind Instruments and Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta at the Edinburgh Festival. Show more
Night Waves
Marilynne Robinson, Irish Poetry, Progressive
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Philip Dodd talks to the Orange Prize winning novelist Marilynne Robinson about her novels and her recent collection of essays on science and culture. Show more
Composer of the Week
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
Episode 3: Opera collaborations with Francis Money-Coutts
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3In 1889 Albeniz met solicitor and poet Francis Money-Coutts, with whom he began writing opera. Donald Macleod introduces two of their collaborations and Albeniz's piano music. Show more
Writer Robert Macfarlane walks the length of the South Downs, exploring its chalk paths and its ghosts. He goes from Bramber Bank to Kingston Down. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents a mix of musical styles, including favourite tracks of fellow presenter Robert Sandall, who died in July. Show more
John Shea presents part 1 of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin recorded at the Royal Opera House. The cast includes Amanda Roocroft and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Part 2 is on Friday 24th. Show more
