Martin Handley presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Hugo Wolf - Morike Lieder; pianist Louis Lortie on his Beethoven sonata series; Disc of the Week: Bellini - I Puritani. Show more
Katie Derham considers the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and the Russian composers of the early 20th century. Music was an inspiration to him for much of his life. Show more
Lucie Skeaping delves into Handel's opera Alcina, with contributions from musical director Alan Curtis, who recorded the work in 2007 with his ensemble Il Complesso Barocco. Show more
Presented by Fiona Talkington, from the Wigmore Hall. The Takacs Quartet perform Schubert's Death and the Maiden Quartet and the premiere of a work by Daniel Kellogg inspired by it. Show more
Lucy Duran introduces a concert given at the Barbican, London for the 2010 London Jazz Festival, featuring the 'lost' project that eventually became the Buena Vista Social Club. Show more
In front of an audience at London's Purcell Room at the 2010 London Jazz Festival, celebrated pianist Geri Allen joins Alyn Shipton to pick the highlights from her recorded work. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
From London's Coliseum, Suzy Klein presents an ENO production of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, starring Iain Paterson. With contributions from novelist Jeanette Winterson. Show more
The Nightfishing: Jonathan Davidson's adaptation of WS Graham's poem about a fishing trip, which touches on the difficulties of writing and of turning experience into words. Show more
Music by Cuban-born composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez, who founded her new music group Lontano 35 years ago, opening performance channels for composers across the board. Show more
Tom Service is joined by composer Christopher Fox to discuss the music and composers nominated for the 2010 British Composer Awards. Show more
As part of the 2009 London Jazz Festival Alyn Shipton talks to Italian pianist Stefano Bollani about his varied recording career, including his latest trio outing for ECM. Show more
Presented by Susan Sharpe. Show more
