Rob Cowan presents music to begin the day, including part of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle, Rameau's Les sauvages and Revueltas's Noche de jaranas from Noche de los mayas. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Delius: Idylle de Printemps. Brahms: Trio, Op 114. Chabrier: Marche Francaise. D'Indy: Smphonie sur un chant montagnard. Buxtehude: Sonata in A, Op 2 No 5. Show more
Donald Macleod presents the only existing recording of Sibelius conducting - the Funeral Music for organ, as well as two of the rarest works in his repertoire. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival 2010
Episode 3: Saint-Saens, Ravel
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Daishin Kashimoto (violin), Alexander Chaushian (cello), Ashley Wass (piano) play piano trios by Saint-Saens and Ravel at 2010's Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival. Show more
Katie Derham introduces the Los Angeles Opera production of Rossini's comic opera Il barbiere di Siviglia, with Michele Mariott conducting Juan Diego Florez and Joyce DiDonato. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by harpist Sioned Williams, who talks about her work on the midi harp. He also talks to viola player Lawrence Power about his latest CD release. Show more
Martin Handley presents a concert given at the Wigmore Hall in London by the Nash Ensemble and soprano soloist Susan Gritton. Music by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Show more
Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore the music of desert communities, visiting Dubai, the Gobi desert in Mongolia and the far south of Algeria. Show more
Donald Macleod presents the only existing recording of Sibelius conducting - the Funeral Music for organ, as well as two of the rarest works in his repertoire. Show more
In a series exploring the work of Michel de Montaigne, the philosopher's biographer, Sarah Bakewell, discusses Montaigne's cat, scepticism and animal souls. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents musical storytelling from Robin Williamson and Laurie Anderson, plus a session in which Hauschka plays prepared piano with tuba player Oren Marshall. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents a recital of early organ music from Lubeck, Frescobaldi and Pasquini given by Andrea Marcon at the 2009 Ansbach Bach Week. Show more