Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Sarah Walker. Essential CD of the Week; Artist of the Week: Ian Bostridge; The Story of Music in 50 Pieces: Hildegard von Bingen: Ave Generosa; Britten: Billy Budd (excerpt). Show more
Donald Macleod traces Bruckner's extended musical apprenticeship, from his father's organ bench in the village church to the creation of his First Symphony nearly 40 years later. Show more
Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, Louise Fryer presents a piano recital by Christian Ihle Hadland. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D, K576. Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D959. Show more
Featuring the Ulster Orchestra. Britten: Soirees musicales. Berg: 7 Early Songs. Schumann: Symphony No 4. Sibelius: The Dryad. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto. Mozart: Gran Partita. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from pianist and Radio 3 New Generation Artist Christian Ihle Hadland. Show more
Donald Macleod traces Bruckner's extended musical apprenticeship, from his father's organ bench in the village church to the creation of his First Symphony nearly 40 years later. Show more
Soprano Elizabeth Watts and pianist Roger Vignoles explore the enduring appeal of the great German literary celebrity on composers from Glinka to Duparc. Show more
The Story of Music Question Time
Episode 1: Where Have We Come From...And Where Are We Going?
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Sue and Tom discuss who created the first piece of music, argue over how you can define what music 'is', anyway. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Wigmore Hall
Episode 2: Duparc, Wolf, Glinka, Verdi, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Soprano Elizabeth Watts and pianist Roger Vignoles continue to explore the enduring appeal of the great German literary celebrity on composers from Glinka to Duparc. Show more
Night Waves
Kurt Schwitters, On the Edge, Gender, The Love Charm of Bombs
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Matthew Sweet on the late work of Kurt Schwitters, one of the major artists of European Modernism. His collages and sculptures are assembled for the first time at Tate Britain. Show more
Mary Garrison of York University tells the story of one of York's most influential sons, Alcuin, considered one of the most learned and influential men of the early Middle Ages. Show more
Jez Nelson presents avant-garde trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in a concert with some of the UK's finest improvising percussion players. Show more
With Jonathan Swain. For Through the Night's Young Performers season, a chance to hear pianist Mariangela Vacatello in a varied recital of Haydn, Debussy, Chopin and Rachmaninov. Show more
