Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano): Debussy Complete Works for Piano, Vol 1; Sarah's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 2. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the sad end to Skalkottas's ill-starred life, which occurred just as he had begun to find happiness and recognition. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
NGA Spring Programmes 2012
Episode 4: Igor Levit, Francesco Piemontesi, Veronika Eberle
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Igor Levit (piano) performs a selection of Debussy's preludes. Veronika Eberle (violin) and Francesco Piemontesi (piano) in Bartok: Violin Sonata. Show more
BBC Symphony Orchestra in Chausson: Viviane. Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor. Debussy, orch Koechlin: Khamma. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Plus Ravel and Lalo. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With music from the BBC Singers with Paul Brough, and students from the Royal College of Music with Ashley Solomon, plus conductor Semyon Bychkov. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the sad end to Skalkottas's ill-starred life, which occurred just as he had begun to find happiness and recognition. Show more
Christian Curnyn conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Gluck: Overture, Ballet and Chaconne (Orfeo ed Eurydice). Vivaldi: Concerto (Il grosso mogul) - Nicola Benedetti (violin). Show more
Stephen Johnson traces the roots of Vivaldi's Four Seasons to a set of mysterious sonnets and explores what motivated the composer to translate poetry into music. Show more
Conclusion of a concert in which Christian Curnyn conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Rameau: Suite (Les paladins). Vivaldi: Four Seasons (with Nicola Benedetti: violin). Show more
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's Cabaret of the Word, with performances from spoken word artist Inua Ellams, singer Cate Le Bon, and poets Ira Lightman and Carrie Etter. Show more
Writer and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown reflects on Shakespeare's transgressive love - of rebellious couples reaching out to each other across ethnic and racial barriers. Show more
Lopa Kothari with music from around the globe, and experimental Brazilian singer-songwriter Lucas Santtana in session. Plus Simon Broughton on the Songlines Music Awards winners. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a concert from the 2011 Proms featuring works by Bax, Barber and Prokofiev, plus Bartok's Second Piano Concerto played by Yuja Wang. Show more
