Rob Cowan presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Humperdinck's overture to Hansel and Gretel, Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in B flat, and Dvorak's String Quartet in F. Show more

With Sarah Walker. Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso. Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 12. Ravel: Bolero. Vivaldi: Griselda (excerpt). Show more

Donald Macleod explores the motives behind Mahler's Kindertotenlieder, a musical response to the birth of his daughter, and the reaction of his wife to it. Show more

As part of a series of concerts given at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, the Britten Sinfonia perform James MacMillan, Shostakovich and a new work by Peter Maxwell Davies. Show more

Louise Fryer with music from the Frankfurt RSO. Weber: Turandot (excerpts). Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue, BWV582. Nielsen: Symphony No 3. Plus works by Mozart, Ives and Varese. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more

From the Wigmore Hall, London, Martin Handley presents a concert by pianist Stephen Hough and the Takacs Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in D, Op 71 No 2. Beethoven: Quartet in F, Op 135. Show more

Christopher Cook tells the story of the Wigmore Hall, from its beginnings as a recital room built to be a showcase for pianos, to being one of the world's best chamber venues. Show more

Presented by Martin Handley. The Takacs Quartet's Wigmore Hall concert with Stephen Hough (piano) concludes with Dvorak's sunny Piano Quintet in A, Op 81. Show more

Was Marx right? asks Terry Eagleton. He tells Anne McElvoy that Marxism is not dead and buried, far from it. We discuss the pleasures of the perplexing puzzle in poetry. Show more

Christopher Ricks's series about short poems worth remembering explores William Blake's Hail Matrimony and Algernon Charles Swinburne's A Leave-Taking. Show more

With Fiona Talkington. Including new music from David Sylvian, part of Meredith Monk's Songs of Ascension, carnival dances from Florence, and Egberto Gismonti's Danca das cabecas. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Mahler's 4th Symphony given at the BBC Proms 2010 by the World Orchestra for Peace with Valery Gergiev and Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling. Show more