Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Breakfast, including music by Schubert, Dvorak and Prokofiev, as well as a look at this week's Specialist Classical Chart.
With Sarah Walker. Keiser: Overture (Croesus). Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 5. Bach: Suite No 1 in G. Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 1. Handel: Rinaldo (excpt). Sibelius: Symphony No 4. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's three-year creative block, which he eventually overcomes with the help of a noted Moscow hypnotist. Featuring Piano Concerto No 2. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Radio 3 New Generation Artists
Episode 1: Giuliano Sommerhalder, Khatia Buniatishvili, Escher String Quartet
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Music from Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Francaix: Sonatine. Giuliano Sommerhalder (trumpet), Kasia Wieczorek (piano). Mozart: Fantasia, K396. Plus Mozart and Dvorak. Show more
Penny Gore with music from the BBC NOW. Tchaikovsky: Hamlet Fantasy Overture. Painter: Furnace of Colour. Dvorak: In Nature's Realm. Boden: Six Degrees. Plus Sibelius and Debussy. Show more
Presented by Petroc Trelawny. With guests Elizabeth Kenny, one of Europe's leading lute players and Consortium5, one of the foremost recorder consorts of their generation. Show more
Performance on 3
Ulster Orchestra - Beethoven, Shostakovich, Schubert
2 hours, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Martin Handley presents a performance by the Ulster Orchestra. Beethoven: Coriolan Overture. Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 (soloist - Pieter Wispelwey). Schubert: Symphony No 9. Show more
Rana Mitter talks to American writer, Joshua Foer, about his book on memory Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. Show more
Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's three-year creative block, which he eventually overcomes with the help of a noted Moscow hypnotist. Featuring Piano Concerto No 2. Show more
How effective were BBC efforts to improve the 'public mind' between the two world wars? Did broadcasts foster a 'spiritual democracy'. Show more
Fiona Talkington's selection includes Kjell Tore Innervik performing music by Peter Tornquist, Group Doueh playing sounds from the Western Sahara, and Mariza singing classic fado. Show more
Susan Sharpe presents Verdi's Falstaff in a performance conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini at the Holland Festival in 1963. Show more
