Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating British music and continuing the Musical Map of Britain. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Byrd: Mass for Four Voices; Recent Wagner reissues; Disc of the Week: Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos 5 and 8.
Tom Service visits Aldeburgh for a staging of Peter Grimes on the beach. Plus the vitality of Welsh music, Ronald Blythe on working with Britten, and Paul Elie's book on Bach. Show more
For Radio 3's celebration of British music, Catherine Bott introduces a programme about the life and music of William Byrd, in conversation with conductor Andrew Carwood. Show more
Live from the Wigmore Hall in London, tenor Werner Gura and pianist Christoph Berner perform Schubert's posthumously published song collection, Schwanengesang. Show more
Simon Heffer celebrates music from the British Isles. With Granville Bantock, William Sterndale-Bennett, Grainger, Elgar, Lennox Berkeley, William Busch, Bliss and Cyril Rootham. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of requests from listeners focusing on the UK. It ranges from pieces featuring John Surman, Alex Welsh and Geoff Eales. Show more
Martin Handley presents a performance of Verdi's Nabucco, starring Placido Domingo and Liudmyla Monastryska, given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Show more
A sound essay on the writings of WG Sebald, as told through a Cologne theatre production of his novel The Rings of Saturn by director Katie Mitchell. Show more
The English premiere performance of the late Steve Martland's Sea Songs, given in February by the BBC Singers under Paul Brough. Show more
Tom Service presents the world premiere of a work by Brian Ferneyhough. Robert Worby talks to the composer about his Sonatas for String Quartet. Plus a tribute to Henri Dutilleux. Show more
Geoffrey Smith selects the musical highlights from the career of tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, from stardom with Duke Ellington to his solo classics. Show more
Presented by Catriona Young. Including a concert given at the 2012 Proms, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko. Show more
