Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating the Baroque Spring season with the Breakfast Forty-Eight and the Musical Map of Britain. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Including Essential CD of the Week: Rossini Overtures; Artist of the Week: Jordi Savall; Sarah's Essential Choice: Bach: Orchestral Suite No 4. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses Bach's final years, when he poured his lifetime of musical experience into a series of late masterworks that were to be his legacy for future generations. Show more
The Nash Ensemble performs Schubert's Octet in F for wind and strings, D803 at LSO St Luke's in London. Show more
A selection of live and specially recorded music, with top chamber recitals and major operas. Show more
Sean Rafferty with live music from pianist Joanna MacGregor, violinist Maya Magub and musicians from Tabernacle Folk 2013. Plus poetry for Baroque Spring read by Dominic West. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses Bach's final years, when he poured his lifetime of musical experience into a series of late masterworks that were to be his legacy for future generations. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from St George's, Bristol
Episode 1: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, Jesu, meine Freude
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
The BBC Singers and St James's Baroque conducted by David Hill perform sacred music for Good Friday. Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV106; Jesu, meine Freude, BWV227. Show more
Stephen Johnson examines the sources of Bach's setting of the St Mark Passion. Show more
Live from St George's, Bristol, a concert in which the BBC Singers and St James's Baroque perform sacred music by Bach for Good Friday concludes with the St Mark Passion. Show more
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, which explores Traveller and Romany writing. Guests are David Morley, Candis Nergaard, Sam Lee and Dan Allum. Show more
Writer Tessa Hadley considers Henry James's long and sinuous sentences and jokes. Is there such a thing as Baroque prose? Show more
Lopa Kothari presents music from around the world and a session by Ethiopian-born American singer Meklit Hadero. Show more
As part of Radio 3's Baroque Spring season, Catriona Young presents a performance of Buxtehude's seven Passion Cantatas, known collectively as Membra Jesu nostri. Show more
