Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Sibelius: Symphony No 5; Gilels, Stern and Michelangeli on disc; Disc of the Week: Berlioz: Herminie; Les Nuits d'ete.
Music Matters
Versailles, Music in 1853 and The Oxford History of Western Music
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Classical music magazine. Tom Service travels to Versailles to discover more about its Royal Opera House, re-opened in September 2009 after an extensive restoration programme.
Catherine Bott talks to Owen Rees about the musical legacy of King Joao IV of Portugal. He was an accomplished composer and had the biggest music library in Europe. Show more
Francois Leleux (oboe), Emmanuel Strosse (piano) play at the Wigmore Hall. Britten: Temporal Variations. 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid. Poulenc: Oboe Sonata. Dutilleux: Oboe Sonata. Show more
Novelist Linda Grant selects works by female composers: Hildegard of Bingen, Clara Schumann, Ethel Smyth, Fanny Mendelssohn, Grace Williams, Amy Beach and Louise Farrenc. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents listeners' requests, including tracks by Django Reinhardt, Eric Dolphy, Art Pepper, Vic Dickenson and Oriole, plus a vintage treat. Show more
Puccini's La boheme: Featuring Carmen Giannattasio (Mimi) and Joseph Calleja (Rodolfo). Semyon Bychkov conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House. Show more
From the Wigmore Hall, London, Martin Frost (clarinet) and Roland Pontinen (piano) perform a varied programme of music, encompassing Scriabin and Brahms as well as klezmer. Show more
The Houses that Fall into the Sea: Nature, landslips and disputed coastal defences are affecting parts of Britain's coastline. We hear from people whose homes are threatened. Show more
From last year's Total Immersion concerts featuring Brian Ferneyhough's teemingly rich music, pianist Richard Uttley plays Lemma-Icon-Epigram, composed in 1981. Show more
Robert Worby presents Hugh Wood's 80th birthday concert, recorded recently at the Bath Festival. Also includes 20x12 commissions by Emily Howard, Michael Wolters and David Bruce. Show more
A personal journey, taking in great musicians and great music. Geoffrey considers the extent to which classical traditions have influenced jazz. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents the Philadelphia Orchestra in works by Sibelius and Rachmaninov from the 2011 Proms, plus Janine Jansen as soloist in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Show more
