Presented by Martin Handley. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri; Reissues of Pierre Fournier and Leopold Stokowski; Disc of the Week: Bartok Piano Concertos. Show more
Tom Service meets violinist Viktoria Mullova ahead of a concert series with the LSO. Plus Tully Potter on his new biography of the great violinist Adolf Busch.
Catherine Bott talks to Dutch organist, harpsichordist and conductor Ton Koopman. He formed his first baroque orchestra aged 25 and in 1979 founded the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Show more
In a live concert from the Wigmore Hall, London, soprano Soile Isokoski and pianist Marita Viitasalo perform Schumann's Liederkreis as well as songs by Duparc and Toivo Kuula. Show more
Musician and writer Banning Eyre travels to northwest Argentina, to hear the songs and carnival music of the Quebrada de Humahuaca, with local musician Tomas Lipan as his guide. Show more
Alyn Shipton and Chris Batchelor review the music of the late trumpeter Harry Beckett, including work from his own bands as well as with Ian Carr, Mike Westbrook and Graham Collier. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
Andrew McGregor presents a performance given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden of Strauss's Salome, in a revival of David McVicar's shocking 2008 production. Show more
In a recording made at a community centre in Salford, poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay presents a humorous, rollercoaster investigation into race. Show more
The Scottish Ensemble and Tenebrae in MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross. Ravel: Petite Symphonie a Cordes (Rudolf Barshai - viola). Show more
Ivan Hewett is joined by composer James Clarke to consider why composers who are highly regarded in Germany don't always have the same exposure in the UK. Show more
Alyn Shipton is joined by critic and author John Walters to pick the best recordings by arranger and composer Gil Evans, well known for his collaborations with Miles Davis. Show more
Presented by Susan Sharpe. The Utrecht Festival Series continues with a focus on Purcell, with performances by Carolyn Sampson. Show more
