Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111; Catherine Bott on an Archiv box set: Disc of the Week: Mahler: Symphony No 8. Show more
Amidst protest and upheaval, Suzy Klein travelled to Cairo to ask how Egypt's cultural identity is evolving, and what role music will play in its future. Show more
The Early Music Show
A Day in the Life of Louis XIV
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Lucie Skeaping recreates a possible day in the life of King Louis XIV, exploring the palace of Versailles and listening to some of the music the king may have heard. Show more
The singer Roderick Williams presents a selection of his favourite classical music. Including works by Britten, Finzi, Puccini, Bach and Spike Milligan. Show more
John Shea presents an archive recording from 1976 of Wagner's third opera Rienzi. Starring tenor John Mitchinson and sopranos Lois McDonall and Lorna Haywood. Show more
A feature by Nina Perry in which artists give insight into their own personal creative process and what drives them to work. Show more
Ivan Hewett presents music performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Arne Gieshoff and Alasdair Nicolson. Plus world premieres from Andrew Simpson and Stuart MacRae. Show more
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of humorous and curious works, from a sanctified Louis Armstrong to Iain Ballamy channelling Erik Satie to Don Ellis in a feline frenzy. Show more
Celebrating 100 years since the birth of Lutoslawski, commemorative concerts from Warsaw with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and contributions from the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Show more
