Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, Khachaturian's Waltz from his Masquerade Suite, and Faure's Dolly Suite. Show more
With James Jolly. Mendelssohn: Overture (A Midsummer Night's Dream). Medtner: Skazka. Debussy: Nocturnes. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 16. Elgar: Harmonie Music No 3 (Fragment). Show more
Donald Macleod explores how Svendsen transformed the motley bunch of Oslo's professional orchestral players into a group capable of doing justice to Norwegian music. Show more
Donald Macleod and Iain Burnside present a showcase of the Song Prize at Cardiff Singer of the World 2011, featuring singers from Ukraine, Germany, Australia and Moldova. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Act 2 of Die Walkure, from Paris Opera's celebrated production of Wagner's epic Ring cycle. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With performances by countertenor Yaniv D'Or, Ensemble Naya and Laurence Cummings, plus an interview with composer Luke Bedford and John Fulljames. Show more
Donald Macleod explores how Svendsen transformed the motley bunch of Oslo's professional orchestral players into a group capable of doing justice to Norwegian music. Show more
Live from London's Barbican Centre, Martin Handley presents Maria Joao Pires (piano) and LSO conducted by Bernard Haitink. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27. Bruckner: Symphony No 4. Show more
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With academic Carrie Pitzulo on why she thinks Playboy was a champion of feminism, film director Francois Ozon, and a review of Harold Pinter's Betrayal. Show more
Prof Edith Hall argues that the first coins gave individuals more freedom than ever before and laid the foundations for abstract thought. Show more
Max Reinhardt introduces Arkheion (Les Mots De Stockhausen) by Christian Zanesi, I Saw My Love Walk into the Clouds by Jackie Leven and Ailantus Glandulosa by AMM. Show more
John Shea presents Le Poeme Harmonique performing early music from the streets and palaces of Venice in a concert from the 2010 BBC Proms. Show more