Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Mahler: Symphony No 6; Late 19th and early 20th-century opera releases; Disc of the Week: Beethoven: Violin Sonatas.
Music Matters
Bernard Haitink, Pierre Schaeffer and a 40,000 year old flute.
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service talks to conductor Bernard Haitink, and explores the legacies of American musical polymath Nicolas Slonimsky and electronic music pioneer Pierre Schaeffer. Show more
The Early Music Show
The Marriage of Princess Elizabeth Stuart and Frederick, Elector Palatine
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Lucie Skeaping explores the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V, Elector Palatine, which took place in Whitehall 400 years ago this Valentine's Day. 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
Dan Snow presents music relating to the Napoleonic Wars. Including Beethoven, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Paisiello, plus Corsican polyphonic music from Napoleon's childhood. Show more
Alyn Shipton with listeners' requests, including a new release from Soweto Kinch, jazz from Barney Wilen, and big band music from Artie Shaw, Louis Armstrong and Gordon Goodwin. Show more
Radio 3's celebration of Verdi's 200th anniversary continues with a live performance from New York's Metropolitan Opera of one his most popular works, Rigoletto. Show more
By Frazer Flintham. Drama about the thin line between sentimentality and vigilantism, focusing on the disappearance of Bethan, a nine-year-old girl. Show more
The Northern Sinfonia Winds perform music by two composers of the younger generation. Dobrinka Tabakova: Three Sketches. Gavin Higgins: After Fallout. Show more
Presented by Robert Worby. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group perform Heiner Goebbels's Walden and Alexander Goehr's Duos. Show more
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the wit and virtuosity of celebrated vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, who set lyrics to jazz standards and improvised solos alike. Show more
Nicola Christie's selection includes the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performing Bruckner's Symphony No 8 at the Proms. Show more
