Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring an instalment of Peter Donohoe's 50 Great Pianists and Piano Your Call, for the BBC's piano season. Show more
With Rob Cowan. Including Essential CD of the Week: Rudolf Kempe: A Testament; MP Diane Abbott's favourite pieces of music; Rob's Essential Choice: Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D. Show more
Donald Macleod explores what happened when, during World War One, Rachmaninov and Medtner took to the concert platform. Show more
Andres Diaz (cello) and Michael McHale (piano) in Faure: Elegie. Michel Lethiec (clarinet) and Barry Douglas (piano) in Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata. Plus Faure: Dolly Suite. Show more
Louise Fryer presents music conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Bruckner: Symphony No 6 in A. Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70. Show more
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donald Macleod presents Acts 1 and 2 of Gotterdammerung. With Susan Bullock (Brunnhilde) and Stefan Vinke (Siegfried). Show more
In a special edition, Samira Ahmed examines the importance of Norse mythology to Wagner and how the tales of ancient heroism have been interpreted in the Ring Cycle. Show more
Glyn Maxwell performs a specially commissioned dramatic poem inspired by the three Norns in Gotterdammerung, as part of a series of responses to Wagner's Ring Cycle. Show more
Live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Donald Macleod presents Act 3 of Wagner's opera Gotterdammerung. With Susan Bullock (Brunnhilde) and Stefan Vinke (Siegfried). Show more
Historian Barbara Yorke tells the story of Hild of Whitby, an abbess who held great power and influence in the seventh century. She is a largely forgotten pre-feminism model. Show more
Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes music from The Unthanks, David Lang, Francois Bayle, EST, Woody Guthrie and Robert Wyatt. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a recital by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva - winner of the 2010 Chopin International Piano Competition, playing Chopin, Liszt, Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Paderewski. Show more
