Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche. Trad: Bubaran Hudan Mas (Golden Rain). Debussy: Pagodes (Estampes). Ravel: Laideronette, Imperatrice des pagodes (Ma mere l'oye). Show more

Donald Macleod discusses Steve Reich's early upbringing and influences with the composer, presenting excerpts from the seminal tape piece It's Gonna Rain and Music for 18 Musicians. Show more

Presented by Fiona Talkington. In a recital from the Wigmore Hall, London, Austrian baritone Markus Werba and pianist Gary Matthewman perform lieder by Schubert and Brahms. Show more

Penny Gore celebrates Mahler's early career in Vienna. Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn. Fuchs: Sonata in E flat for cello, piano. Bruckner: Te Deum. Mahler: Symphony No 5. Show more

Presented by Sean Rafferty. Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura and the Gould Piano Trio perform in the studio. Show more

Presented by John Shea. The Teresa Carreno Youth Orchestra of Venezuela performs Beethoven's Symphony No 5 and Prokofiev's Symphony No 5. Plus Stephen Kovacevich playing Beethoven. Show more

Presented by Philip Dodd. With Fintan O'Toole, who argues for the creation of a new republic in Ireland; writer and artist Alasdair Gray; horror films; a new Saatchi Gallery show. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses Steve Reich's early upbringing and influences with the composer, presenting excerpts from the seminal tape piece It's Gonna Rain and Music for 18 Musicians. Show more

Poet and critic Andrew Motion explores the connection between walking and writing. Show more

Jez Nelson profiles the distinctive jazz and improvised music scene in Hungary, visiting the 2010 Budapest Jazz Festival. Including Miklos Lukacs with Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher. Show more

Susan Sharpe presents music including an all-Dvorak Concert from the French National Orchestra with Andris Nelsons and violinist Pavel Sporcl. Show more