Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more
With James Jolly. Mozart: Oboe Quartet. Coates: The Three Bears Rhapsody. Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 4. Khachaturian: Spartacus (excerpts). Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (Clock). Show more
Donald Macleod explores the opera Electra by Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner. He also talks to theatre expert Inga Lewenhaupt about stage gestures. Show more
Schubert recitals: the Doric String Quartet in String Trio in B flat, D471; Quartet in A minor (Rosamunde). Alasdair Beatson (piano) in Theme and Variations (Impromptus, D935). Show more
A performance of Weber's rarely-heard opera Euryanthe, a tale of knights and courtly love set in 12th century France. Starring soprano Melanie Diener. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more
Presented by Jamie MacDougall, from Glasgow City Halls. Vassily Sinaisky leads the BBC SSO in Holst's ballet work The Perfect Fool and Britten's Piano Concerto, with Steven Osborne. Show more
Rory Kinnear reads Polly Samson's new short story about a piano tuner whose career as a concert pianist was cut short after he suffered a terrible case of stage fright. Show more
Presented by Jamie MacDougall, from Glasgow's City Halls. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's concert concludes with Vaughan Williams' mystical and lyrical Symphony No 5. Show more
With Philip Dodd. In a debate from the Sage Gateshead for 2010's Free Thinking, former Metropolitan Police head Lord Blair discusses the part violence plays in human behaviour. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the opera Electra by Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner. He also talks to theatre expert Inga Lewenhaupt about stage gestures. Show more
Simon Blackburn examines Voltaire's views on religion and belief, including his views on the corrupt Church and the complex question of his lingering faith. Show more
Anne Hilde Neset's varied selection of music includes Chinese singer Dadawah, retro sound-collage from The Focus Group and a string quartet by American composer Gloria Coates. Show more
Presented by John Shea. Show more
