Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits. Show more
With James Jolly. Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (excerpt). Wolf: Italian Serenade. Beethoven: Fur Elise. Couperin: Le carillon de Cythere. Walton: Violin Concerto. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces part of Britten's cantata St Nicholas, premiered on the opening night of the very first Aldeburgh Festival in 1948, plus excerpts from two operas. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a performance by the Elias Quartet and singers. Barber: Dover Beach. Britten: Songs and Proverbs of William Blake. Schubert: Der Tod und das Madchen, D531. Show more
With Penny Gore. Barber: School for Scandal Overture; Knoxville Summer of 1915; Symphony No 2. Dvorak: Violin Concerto (soloist Hilary Hahn). William Schuman: New England Triptych. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With jazz vibes player Gary Burton performing in the studio, plus conductor Jane Glover and singers from the Royal Academy of Music opera department. Show more
Presented by Catherine Bott. Francois-Xavier Roth conducts the BBC NOW. Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Suite No 2. Simon Holt: Centauromachy (world premiere). Sibelius: Symphony No 2. Show more
Anne McElvoy chairs an audience debate at the 2010 Free Thinking festival in which writer Frank Cottrell Boyce discusses the subject of marriage. Does it need rescuing? Show more
Donald Macleod introduces part of Britten's cantata St Nicholas, premiered on the opening night of the very first Aldeburgh Festival in 1948, plus excerpts from two operas. Show more
Writer and columnist AN Wilson explains his passion for the works of Leo Tolstoy and the Russia he evokes. Show more
Fiona Talkington's selection includes solo clarinet from Jimmy Giuffre, the Carmina Chamber Choir from Iceland, songs from Solveig Slettahjell and percussion music by Gavin Bryars. Show more
John Shea presents a concert of music from the 12th and 13th centuries performed and arranged by La Rota. Show more
