Programme Index

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Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): 4/5. Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's friendship with Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin, and the composer's first concert tour of America. Show more

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Radio 3 New Generation Artists

Episode 3: Ben Johnson, James Baillieu, Shabaka Hutchings, Alexandra Soumm

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

With tenor Ben Johnson performing Britten's On this Island and violinist Alexandra Soumm playing Prokofiev, plus jazz from clarinettist Shabaka Hutchings. Show more

Composer of the Week

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): 4/5. Donald Macleod explores Rachmaninov's friendship with Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin, and the composer's first concert tour of America. Show more

The Essay

Rewiring the Mind

Episode 4: The Fallible Mind

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

David Hendy asks if watching revealing TV programmes has made us more obsessed with the private lives of others. Do unflinching close-ups on TV make us more compassionate? Show more

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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