Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
James Jolly presents works inspired by Mozart. Haydn: The Seasons (excerpts). Chopin: Variations in B flat on La ci darem la mano. Beethoven: String Quartet in A, Op 18 No 5. Show more
Donald Macleod and Suzanne Aspden examine Handel's spiritual beliefs and reveal what led the composer to reposition himself as an oratorio writer. Show more
Presented by Karishmeh Felfeli. Violinist Viktoria Mullova features in chamber music by Beethoven and Schubert from the 2010 Schwetzingen Festival. Show more
Karishmeh Felfeli with new recordings from BBC performing groups, including the BBC Philharmonic in Smetana, the BBC CO in Gregson and the BBC Philhamonic in Tchaikovsky. Show more
Sean talks to conductor Andre Previn, in London to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in concert. Plus a performance from Australian pianist Leslie Howard. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Mark Elder conducts Northern Sinfonia. Schreker: Chamber Symphony. Elgar: Cello Concerto (with Steven Isserlis). Strauss: Le bourgeois gentilhomme. Show more
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of ocean communities, sampling sounds in Galicia in Spain, Papua New Guinea, Salvador da Bahia in Brazil and the Solomon Islands. Show more
Donald Macleod and Suzanne Aspden examine Handel's spiritual beliefs and reveal what led the composer to reposition himself as an oratorio writer. Show more
Writer Michael Bird, who lives in St Ives in Cornwall, discusses the rejuvenating effect of the light, the weather, the waves and even the people there. Show more
Fiona Talkington plays a selection of new releases for 2011, including the debut album by young Iranian composer Sohrab.
Susan Sharpe presents Part 2 of Rossini's opera Matilde di Shabran. Show more