Rob Cowan presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. including music for cello and piano by Schubert, Bach's Violin Concerto in E, and Respighi's Fountains of Rome. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Stanford: A March-Jig. Delibes: Coppelia Suite. Holst: The Planets (excpt). Finzi: A Severn Rhapsody. Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia. Plus Bach and Grainger. Show more
Donald Macleod tells the story behind Weber's masterpiece, Der Freischutz, a triumphant success from its first performance. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Edinburgh International Festival 2011
Episode 7: Christoph and Julian Pregardien
1 hour, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Christoph and Julian Pregardien (tenor) with Michael Gees (piano) perform lieder by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and Schumann at the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival. Show more
Pittsburgh SO/Manfred Honeck. Braunfels: Fantastic Appearances of a theme of Hector Berlioz. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 (soloist: Helene Grimaud). Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With pianist David Greilsammer playing of ahead of his concert at Kings Place Festival. Plus cast members of ENO's production of The Elixir of Love. Show more
Donald Macleod tells the story behind Weber's masterpiece, Der Freischutz, a triumphant success from its first performance. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents a Prom in which Charles Dutoit conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Sibelius: Finlandia. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto (soloist - Janine Jansen). Show more
Anne McElvoy is joined by music lover Rabbi Julia Neuberger and a BBC musician to consider how well the great works of fiction through the ages depict the piano. Show more
Petroc Trelawny presents the conclusion of a Prom in which Charles Dutoit leads the Philadelphia Orchestra. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Ravel: La valse. Show more
Tom Service travels to the Orkney Islands to visit composer Peter Maxwell Davies. He discusses the influence of Scotland on his work, his passion for education and politics. Show more
Simon Heffer explores how the 1949 Powell and Pressburger film The Small Back Room told a wartime story in very different ways to movies made during the war. Show more
Nick Luscombe's selection includes Norwegian trio Splashgirl, vintage sounds from 1970s Luanda, and a treated drum machine from Cabaret Voltaire.
Jonathan Swain presents a concert in which baroque specialists Il Giardino Armonico perform music including Telemann and Vivaldi. Show more