Rob Cowan's selection includes Janacek's Cossack Dance, Glinka's Polonaise from A Life for the Tsar, and Granados's Piano Quintet in G minor. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Monteverdi: Toccata (Orfeo). Biber: Rosary Sonata No 1. Haydn: Piano Trio in G (Gypsy Rondo). Ellington/Irving Mills: Sophisticated Lady. Ireland: Sea Fever. Show more
Composer of the Week
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920)
Episode 3: Songs of the Homeland: Igeler Hof
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod introduces works connected with Bruch's idyllic refuge at the house of friends in the countryside near Cologne: the Igeler Hof. Including Odysseus (excerpt). Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Belfast Music Society Festival of Chamber Music 2011
Episode 2: Nicola Benedetti, Alexei Grunyk
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Nicola Benedetti (violin) and Alexei Grunyk (piano) perform at the Great Hall in Queen's University, Belfast. Brahms: Sonata No 1 in G, Op 78. Strauss: Sonata in E flat, Op 18.
The San Francisco Symphony in Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (excerpts). Bolcom: Amor, Blue, Song of Black Max. Gluck: Suite (Orphee et Eurydice). Plus music by Chopin and Prokofiev. Show more
From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With harpsichordist and conductor Trevor Pinnock playing in the studio, plus conversation with opera star Roberto Alagna, ahead of a performance of Aida. Show more
Presented by Martin Handley. From the Wigmore Hall in London, soprano Miah Persson, pianist Roger Vignoles and clarinettist Richard Hosford perform Schubert, Grieg and Sibelius. Show more
Tim Flannery talks to Matthew Sweet about his book Here on Earth: A New Beginning, in which he asks if we can become a truly global civilisation. Show more
Composer of the Week
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (1838-1920)
Episode 3: Songs of the Homeland: Igeler Hof
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Donald Macleod introduces works connected with Bruch's idyllic refuge at the house of friends in the countryside near Cologne: the Igeler Hof. Including Odysseus (excerpt). Show more
Crime writer Frances Fyfield explores the way the ageing process affects creative artists. Show more
Fiona Talkington introduces the trio Meadow, Galician singer Mercedes Peon, the Padang Food Tigers and music from the 13th century performed by Sinfonye. Show more
Jonathan Swain's selection includes a compelete performance of Verdi's Stiffelio, recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with Jose Cura in the title role. Show more
