Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Bizet's Caprice in C for piano, Chabrier's Danse Slave, and Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in F minor. Show more
With Rob Cowan. Featuring choral works from the Essential CD of the week, Artist of the Week cellist Janos Starker and music chosen by astronomer royal Lord Martin Rees. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of American composer and arts administrator William Schuman. Show more
From Wigmore Hall, London, BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and tenor Ben Johnson is accompanied by pianist James Baillieu in a performance of Schubert's Schwanengesang. Show more
1/5. Louise Fryer presents a series of programmes profiling the Chorus of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with performances of choral music by Britten and Beethoven. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty, with performances in the studio by the Gould Piano Trio, an interview with organist Wayne Marshall and music from sarod player Amjad Ali Khan. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the life and career of American composer and arts administrator William Schuman. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
The Belcea Quartet plays Beethoven
Episode 1: Beethoven - String Quartet (Harp); String Quartet in D
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
From Wigmore Hall, London, Katie Derham presents the Belcea Quartet in an all-Beethoven concert. Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat, Op 74 (Harp); String Quartet in D, Op 18 No 3. Show more
Stephen Johnson offers an insight into the mechanics of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge, pulling apart this string quartet masterpiece and exploring how we should go about listening to it. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
The Belcea Quartet plays Beethoven
Episode 2: Beethoven - String Quartet in B flat
1 hour, 10 minutes
on BBC Radio 3From the Wigmore Hall, London, Katie Derham presents the Belcea Quartet in an all-Beethoven concert. Beethoven: String Quartet in B flat, Op 130; Grosse Fuge, Op 133. Show more
Night Waves
Tyrannosaur, Joanna Bourke, In Our Own Words: Soldiers' Thoughts from Afghanistan, Susan Ray
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With Paddy Considine's directorial debut, Joanna Bourke on the line between human and animal, and an exhibition about the portrayal of the soldier. Show more
Author Margaret Drabble explores ageing and sleeplessness and how, after years of insomnia, it has become something of an old friend. Show more
Jez Nelson presents saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings at the City of London Festival in music by Ornette Coleman and Stravinsky as well as original material. Plus minimalism and jazz. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a selection of Buxtehude and Bach recorded at the RheinVokal Festival. Show more
