Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms, including ballet music by Minkus, Eric Coates's London Suite, a Vivaldi Concerto and Faure's Pavane for choir and orchestra. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Fanelli: Tableaux Symphoniques Part 1. Baermann: Clarinet Quintet No 3. Buxtehude: Sonata, Op 1. Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole. Show more

Donald Macleod explores outlines the background behind Sibelius's last, and perhaps greatest, major orchestral work - his tone poem Tapiola. Plus two church antiphons. Show more

Henk Neven (baritone) and Hans Eijsackers (piano) perform songs by Beethoven, Faure, Ibert and Loewe at the Wigmore Hall, London. Show more

Katie Derham with performances from the Ulster Orchestra. Elaine Agnew: Strings Astray. Stanford: Strings Astray. Harty: With the Wild Geese. Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more

Martin Handley presents a piano recital given by Russian star Nikolai Lugansky at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, featuring music by Chopin, Brahms and Liszt. Show more

Matthew Sweet debates Rudyard Kipling's place in literary history, to mark the 75th anniversary of his death. Plus actor and director Peter Mullan on his new film, Neds. Show more

Donald Macleod explores outlines the background behind Sibelius's last, and perhaps greatest, major orchestral work - his tone poem Tapiola. Plus two church antiphons. Show more

Writer, philosopher and broadcaster Alain de Botton reads an essay on the life and work of Renaissance scholar and writer Michel de Montaigne. Show more

Jez Nelson presents a special collaboration between US alt-jazz trio The Bad Plus and composer and bandleader Django Bates. Plus pianist Ethan Iverson in a rare interview. Show more

Susan Sharpe presents a concert from the 2009 Varazdin Festival in Croatia with music by Armando Ivancic, Cimador, Dittersdorf and Haydn. Show more