Presented by Rob Cowan. Show more
With James Jolly. Rossini: Overture (Semiramide). Mendelssohn: Venetian Boat Songs (selection). Tarrega: Variations on El carnaval de Venezia. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E, Op 14. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1881, a troubled period for Tchaikovsky, who lost one of his greatest friends and champions. With a complete performance of the Piano Trio. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
St George's, Bristol
Episode 1: Brass Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Penny Gore presents the brass soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performing music from Italy, Spain, Germany and France, including Gabrieli, Brade and Monteverdi. Show more
Penny Gore with music from the Concertgebouw. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 3. Stravinsky: Basle Concerto in D. Milhaud: Scaramouche. Plus music by Elgar, Mozart and Bruckner. Show more
In Tune
03/05/2011 Tim Garland, Neil Percy and Gwilym Simcock, Sacconi Quartet
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With performances by saxophonist Tim Garland, percussionist Neil Percy with pianist Gwilym Simcock, and string group the Sacconi Quartet. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1881, a troubled period for Tchaikovsky, who lost one of his greatest friends and champions. With a complete performance of the Piano Trio. Show more
The Sixteen under Harry Christophers perform music by Tomas Luis de Victoria at Sherborne Abbey to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death. Show more
Matthew Sweet travels to Blackpool to examine the purpose of pilgrimage today. He visits the town's tower, for years a site of 'social pilgrimage'. Show more
Live from Sherborne Abbey, Dorset. Petroc Trelawny presents the conclusion of a concert by The Sixteen celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of Tomas Luis de Victoria. Show more
Night Waves
Osama Bin Laden, Outside the Law, Shah of Iran, Renaissance Art
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Anne McElvoy and guests debate whether Osama Bin Laden is more powerful dead than alive. Plus the film Outside the Law, a biography of the Shah of Iran, flowers in Renaissance art. Show more
Prof Sunil Khilnani explores what drove Gandhi to write Hind Swaraj, his first major work - an astonishing critique of modern civilisation which was banned by the British. Show more
Fiona Talkington's selection includes Ligeti's organ solo Volumina, some early Pink Floyd, pianist Jean-Yves Bavouzet playing Haydn and harvest festival music from Sudan. Show more
John Shea presents Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Golden Cockerel, plus music by Pergolesi, Sibelius, Novak, Bach, Wolf, Salieri, Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Hellendaal and Pezel. Show more
