Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Britten: Billy Budd; listening in to a recording of Britten's cello sonata; Disc of the Week: Britten: The Rape of Lucretia.
In Britten's centenary year, tenor Ian Bostridge celebrates a composer whose work is at the heart of his repertoire. Show more
Catherine Bott examines the music and background to the 14th century Roman de Fauvel, a text satirising the State and Church. It is often referred to as the start of the Ars Nova. Show more
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) performs at Wigmore Hall. Scarlatti: Three Sonatas. K27. Liszt: Funerailles. Chopin: Ballade No 3. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No 5. Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre. Show more
Pianist Noriko Ogawa explores a wealth of musical connections to Japan, including music by Ravel, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Fumio Hayasaka. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' requests in all styles of jazz, including music from Eddie Duchin, Bud Freeman and a memory of the late Richard Rodney Bennett. Show more
Tom Service presents Billy Budd, recorded at English National Opera, and conducted by Edward Gardner. Starring Benedict Nelson as Billy. Show more
Documentary version of Sean Borodale's poem set at a cattle market, incorporating the real voices of the people who inspired the work, with sound design by Elizabeth Purnell. Show more
A concert given by the BBC Scottish SO at the 2012 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival: music by Matthias Pintscher, Dai Fujikura, Arne Nordheim and Luigi Nono. Show more
Geoffrey Smith celebrates double bassist Charles Mingus's work as a performer, composer and bandleader. With tracks including Goodbye Porkpie Hat and Better Git It in Your Soul. Show more
A concert from the Bahia Youth Orchestra, they perform Chopin's 2nd Piano Concerto with soloist Maria João Pires plus South American orchestral showpieces. Show more
