Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Show more
With Sarah Walker. 9.30am Artist of the Week: David Willcocks conducting Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia. Victoria: O Quam Gloriosum. 11.00am Essential Choice: Ravel: String Quartet. Show more
Composer of the Week
Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
Episode 4: The Former Teacher and Master of Composition
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod introduces music from Couperin's third book of harpsichord pieces. Show more
Nicolas Alstaedt (cello) and Jose Gallardo (piano) perform at The Sage Gateshead. Beethoven: Cello Sonata No 1 in F. Faure: Cello Sonata No 1 in D minor. Piazzolla: Cafe 1930. Show more
Svetla Vassilieva and Roberto Alagna star in Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini, in a rare performance of this 1914 melodrama given at the Paris Opera. Show more
With music from cellist Danjulo Ishizaka and musicians appearing at the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, plus director Tim Albery on Opera North's new Giulio Cesare. Show more
Composer of the Week
Francois Couperin (1668-1733)
Episode 4: The Former Teacher and Master of Composition
1 hour on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod introduces music from Couperin's third book of harpsichord pieces. Show more
Andris Nelsons conducts the CBSO at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 1 (solois: Stephen Hough). Strauss: Tod und Verklarung; Also Sprach Zarathustra. Show more
Night Waves
Sadakat Kadri, Double Jeopardy, Survivor, War Horse
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Presented by Anne McElvoy. With Sadakat Kadri on a history of Sharia Law, discussing the law of double jeopardy, a review of the performance piece Survivor, and the film War Horse. Show more
Historian and writer Simon Heffer celebrates the 1958 film Carve Her Name with Pride, a sober and shocking war story which, unusually for its era, had a female lead character. Show more
Max Reinhardt's varied selection includes Terry Riley's Poppy Nogood, one of Heinrich Biber's Mystery Sonatas, plus Siberian throat-singing from Altai Kai. Show more
John Shea presents the Rotterdam Philharmonic performing at the 2010 Proms. Featuring Simon Keenlyside and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. Show more