Presented by Martin Handley. Including the Rondo from Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Bartok's Romanian Folk Dances and Walton's Henry V suite. Show more
Louise Fryer presents music by Handel, Beethoven and Strauss, and Mark Swartzentruber brings in a vintage performance of Liszt's B minor Sonata. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is social and domestic historian Ruth Goodman. Her choices include music by Herold/Lanchbery, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Purcell, Handel, Paganini and Glass. Show more
Catherine Bott talks to harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen about his work as artistic director of Concerto Copenhagen - the period ensemble which marks its 20th year in 2011. Show more
Presented by John Toal. Paul Watkins conducts the Ulster Orchestra. Nielsen: Helios Overture. Walton: Viola Concerto (soloist in D. Maxim Rysanov). Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5. Show more
From the Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford. Show more
In a programme recorded in front of an audience at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, Charles Hazlewood examines the background and music to Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ. Show more
Aled Jones extols the splendours of men-only choruses in contrasting works by Wagner and Gavin Bryars, and he asks why British choirs often struggle to recruit enough male singers. Show more
By Madame de la Fayette. A classic tale of a naive young lady who becomes helplessly and dangerously caught up in matters of love. Translated and freely dramatised by Jo Clifford. Show more
Andrew Brown explores philosopher David Hume's witty, provocative career as a historian. Show more
Texts and music on the theme of theatre and showbusiness, with readings by Henry Goodman and Samantha Bond. With Shakespeare, Hardy, Eliot, plus Puccini, Purcell, Sondheim, Ades. Show more
Claire Martin presents a concert set from vocal goup The Passion, with Jacqui Dankworth, Sara Coleman and Liane Carroll, who re-formed specially for the occasion. Show more
John Shea introduces a concert of Vivaldi from 2010 Torroella de Montfri Music Festival, featuring soprano Sandrine Piau. Show more
