Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Bach: St Matthew Passion; Recent piano releases; Disc of the Week: Verdi's Macbeth on DVD from the Royal Opera House.
Music Matters
Kathleen Ferrier, Colin Currie, Duke Ellington, & Benjamin Britten
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Tom Service explores the life of Kathleen Ferrier, meets star percussionist Colin Currie, reviews a new book on Duke Ellington and looks at a Benjamin Britten manuscript recently saved for the nation.
Catherine Bott presents a selection of music for Easter by one of the most revered composers of the 16th century, Orlando de Lassus. Show more
Suzy Klein presents the Faure Quartet in a recital from the Wigmore Hall in London. Suk: Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 1. Dvorak: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op 87. Show more
Celebrated pianist Noriko Ogawa selects music to illustrate her life in music, including works by Debussy, Mozart, Bach and Liszt. Show more
From the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Fabio Luisi conducts Massenet's opera Manon, with Anna Netrebko (Manon) and Piotr Beczala (Chevalier des Grieux). Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests. Email jazz.record.requests@bbc.co.uk.
Fretwork in new music: Tan Dun: A Sinking Love. Andrew Keeling: Afterwords. Christopher Robert: My O'erflowing Teares. Sarah Gaitt: Death Fires (with Clare Wilkinson - soprano). Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces the BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Brett Dean: Carlo (UK premiere); Fire Music (UK premiere). Plus Philip Glass: Music in Twelve Parts (excerpt). Show more
Saxophonist Oliver Lake discusses his favourite recordings from his work with the World Saxophone Quartet and helps Alyn Shipton select highlights from the rest of his catalogue. Show more
Jonathan Swain introduces a performance of Bach's St John Passion given by the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble and the Swedish Radio Chorus conducted by Peter Dijkstra. Show more