Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Gesualdo; Mark Elder on working with the Halle and recording Wagner's Ring Cycle; Disc of the Week: Grieg: String Quartet.
Music Matters
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Murray Perahia
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Following the announcement of the death of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Tom Service reflects on the German Baritone’s career with guests Christa Ludwig and Murray Perahia. Show more
Lucie Skeaping explores the 'stylus fantasticus' genre of baroque music which flourished at Kromeriz Castle during the 17th century. Including music by Biber and Schmelzer. Show more
Robin Tritschler (tenor) and Julius Drake (piano) perform music by Schubert and Britten at the Wigmore Hall in London. Show more
Pianist Kathryn Stott shares a selection of music connected with one of her lifelong passions: the music and musicians of France. Including works Poulenc, Chopin and Debussy. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' jazz requests. Includes a varied set of pieces connected with Duke Ellington, with requests focusing on an upcoming Ellington conference in Woking. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a performance of Judith Weir's opera Miss Fortune. With Emma Bell (Tina), Andrew Watts (Fate) and Jacques Imbrailo (Simon). Conducted by Paul Daniel. Show more
A performance given at the Barbican in London of Irish composer Gerald Barry's three-act opera based on the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest. Show more
The Nightfishing: Jonathan Davidson's adaptation of WS Graham's poem about a fishing trip, which touches on the difficulties of writing and of turning experience into words. Show more
Tom Service presents music by Robert Keeley performed at a recent Maida Vale Studio Concert, and more of the 20X12 commissioned pieces celebrating the London Olympics. Show more
Geoffrey Smith surveys the influence of early masterpieces by the great Louis Armstrong, including music from Billie Holiday and Bunny Berigan to Miles Davis and Guy Barker. Show more
John Shea presents a concert of music by Prokofiev, Strauss and Roussel performed by the Radio France Philharmonic under Vladimir Ashkenazy. Show more