Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms, including choral music by Monteverdi and Byrd, a trumpet concerto written by Mozart's father and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Schubert: An Silvia. Weber: Concertino. Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain. Schubert: Standchen. Weber: Andante and Rondo Ungarese. Plus Rachmaninov, Berlioz. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from two Paisiello comic operas - Don Chisciotte della Mancia and La Frascatana - with which he launched his international career. Show more
Violinist Renaud Capucon and pianist Frank Braley perform at the Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 5 in F (Spring Sonata); Violin Sonata No 7 in D minor, Op 3. Show more
Penny Gore with performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour. Berlioz: King Lear Overture. Smetana: Vltava (Ma Vlast). Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2. Brahms: Symphony No 2. Show more
Sean Rafferty is joined by the Creole Choir of Cuba, who perform in the studio and discuss their ongoing UK tour. The London Haydn Quartet also talk about their new concert series. Show more
Concert with Vasily Petrenko leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No 1. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4 (with Simon Trpceski). Sibelius: Symphony No 1. Show more
Night Waves
Colin Thubron, Never Let Me Go, John Adams and Gardening, Christianity and the Novel
45 minutes
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With Rana Mitter. With writer Colin Thubron on his journeys in Tibet, the new film Never Let Me Go, Andrea Wulf on the founding fathers of America, and Christianity and the novel. Show more
Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from two Paisiello comic operas - Don Chisciotte della Mancia and La Frascatana - with which he launched his international career. Show more
Writer and artist Stephen Gill explores the complex feelings that the Japanese have for Mount Ogura. While the moutain inspires poets, it also has an illegal rubbish tip. Show more
Jez Nelson presents a concert given by one of the most enduring ensembles in free improvising - the Alexander von Schlippenbach Trio, featuring Paul Lovens and Evan Parker. Show more
John Shea presents two accounts of the story of Cinderella, by Palmgren and Prokofiev. Show more
