Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Including Johann Strauss II's Emperor Waltz, Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 6, and John Field's Nocturne No 6 in F. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Contemporary choral music recordings; Disc of the Week: Beethoven and Berg: Violin concertos.
Tom Service travels to Florence to discover more about the birth of opera. He also visits Formigine, to spend time with Spira mirabilis, a conductor-less and flexible ensemble.
Catherine Bott marks St Patrick's Day with highlights from the 2011 Kilkenny Arts Festival. With music by Bach, Telemann, Ravenscroft and Byrd alongside traditional Irish tunes. Show more
James Jolly suggests some of the qualities that define the great conductors of the media age, focusing on Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti. Show more
Kirill Petrenko conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera in Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina: With Olga Borodina (Marfa) and Vladimir Galouzine (Vasily Golitsyn). Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
Esther Wilson's biting and comic play about two homeless people. Roz, a drug addict with five adult children, meets Tony Teardrop and a friendship develops. Show more
Tom Service presents a concert given by Psappha. Anthony Payne: A Day in the Life of a Mayfly. Sally Beamish: The Sins (UK premiere). Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King. Show more
Saxophonist Alan Skidmore joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings, including with John Mayall and Eric Clapton, and with SOS and SOH. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a piano recital from the 66th International Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdroj, featuring Daniil Trifonov, winner of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition. Show more
