Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Rob Cowan. Rob's guest is actress and playwright Imogen Stubbs; The Story of Music in 50 Pieces: Haydn: Symphony No 93; Brahms: Piano Trio in B, Op 8. Show more
Donald Macleod explores the young George Gershwin's progress from lowly Tin Pan Alley song plugger to Broadway sensation. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall, London, a recital by Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili. Chopin: Piano Sonata No 2, Op 35; Scherzos Nos 2 and 3, Op 31 and 39. Ravel: La valse. Show more
BBC Symphony Orchestra in French and English music. Debussy: La mer. Taylor: Viola Concerto, Op 41. Brahms: Piano Concerto No 3. Plus Dominique Phinot, Knussen and Stravinsky. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents live music from pianist Alice Sara Ott. Plus The Story of Music in 50 Pieces: Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (Eroica). Show more
Donald Macleod explores the young George Gershwin's progress from lowly Tin Pan Alley song plugger to Broadway sensation. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Wigmore Hall, London
Episode 1: Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale - Part 1
40 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from the Wigmore Hall, Catherine Bott presents the first half of a concert in which The Sixteen perform sacred pieces from Monteverdi's Selva morale e spirituale. Show more
The Story of Music Question Time
Episode 3: Opera(argh), Modernism
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Sue and Tom debate why does opera turn off so many music lovers? They revisit why so many listeners find contemporary music 'challenging'. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Wigmore Hall, London
Episode 2: Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale - Part 2
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Catherine Bott presents the conclusion of Monteverdi's collection of sacred works Selva morale e spirituale, in a performance by The Sixteen directed by Harry Christopherss. Show more
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Writers examine how clothes and accessories appear in various art forms. Julian Barnes on an unforgettable hat in Flaubert's novel Madame Bovary. Show more
Jazz on 3
Archive performances by Andrew Hill and John Tchicai, Evan Parker
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Kevin LeGendre presents two classic performances from the Jazz on 3 archives, featuring pianist Andrew Hill, and saxophonists John Tchicai and Evan Parker. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of keyboard concertos by Chopin and Schumann, performed on period pianos. Frans Bruggen conducts the Orchestra of the 18th Century. Show more
