Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Rob's Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No 1. Show more
Donald explores Poulenc's wild social life and religious awakening in the 1930s, plus the composer's response to the storm clouds gathering over Europe, as France prepared for war. Show more
Ailish Tynan (soprano) and Iain Burnside (piano) perform music by Mendelssohn, Ives, Hughes, Duparc, Barber, Szymanowski, Cage and Moeran at the Ulster Hall in Belfast. Show more
Penny Gore presents the BBC Concert Orchestra performing music written for funerals and on the subject of death. Plus a work by Rubbra and the BBC SSO in Prokofiev and Strauss. Show more
Suzy Klein meets guitar player Milos Karadaglic, who performs Villa-Lobos from his new album in the studio. Plus early music ensemble Musica Contexta singing Byrd motets. Show more
Donald explores Poulenc's wild social life and religious awakening in the 1930s, plus the composer's response to the storm clouds gathering over Europe, as France prepared for war. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Snape Maltings
Episode 1: Feria VI (Good Friday); Canticle: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel.
2 hours, 30 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Philippe Herreweghe conducts Collegium Vocale Gent at the Aldeburgh Festival 2012. Gesualdo: Feria VI (Good Friday); Canticle: Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel. Show more
Poet Michael Symmons-Roberts introduces his own personal reflection on the subject of shadows. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Snape Maltings
Episode 2: Sabato Sancto (Holy Saturday); Miserere Mei, Deus
1 hour, 20 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Presented by Louise Fryer. Philippe Herreweghe conducts Collegium Vocale Gent at the 2012 Aldeburgh Festival. Gesualdo: Sabato Sancto (Holy Saturday); Miserere Mei, Deus. Show more
Matthew Sweet talks to Harry Belafonte about leading black actors in film. Show more
Michael Goldfarb explores the definition of the 'nation' today, and focuses on the case of the Kurds, the world's largest ethnic group without a homeland of their own. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents a varied selection of music. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Brahms's German Requiem, given at the Rudolfinum in Prague. Show more