Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the A-Z of film music, the Musical Map and listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Wednesday - Sarah Walker: Sound of Cinema
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
...Classics: With Sarah Walker. 9.00 CD of the Week: French Wind Band Classics. 10.00am Artist of the Week: Janet Baker. 11.00am Sound of Cinema - Neil Brand: Arnold: St Trinian's. Show more
Donald Macleod considers how the Second World War affected the Hollywood film industry. Including music by by Waxman, Tiomkin, Herrrmann and Rozsa. Show more
Vadim Gluzman (violin) in Bach: Chaconne, BWV1004. Vadim Gluzman, Pekka Kuusisto (violins) in Schnittke: Moz-Art. Quatuor Danel in Mozart Quartet in D (Hoffmeister). Show more
The Ulster Orchestra under Michael Seal in music by Schubert. Plus works by Dmitri Tiomkin and Amy Beach, performed at the 2013 Radio 3 Summer Invitation Concert series. Show more
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In Tune
Ian Shaw, Roger Michell, Sudha Ragunathan and Patri Satish Kumar, Paul Mealor: Sound of Cinema
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from jazz singer Ian Shaw ahead of a residency at Ronnie Scott's and South Indian music from Sudha Ragunathan and Patri Satish Kumar. Show more
Donald Macleod considers how the Second World War affected the Hollywood film industry. Including music by by Waxman, Tiomkin, Herrrmann and Rozsa. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff
Episode 1: America at the Movies (part 1)
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
The BBC NOW in great American film scores. E Bernstein: The Magnificient Seven; Herrmann: Vertigo; Howard Shore: Ed Wood; Rozsa: Spellbound; John Williams: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Show more
Discovering Music
Sound of Cinema: On the Waterfront
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Exploring Leonard Bernstein's only true film score, On the Waterfront, Stephen Johnson assesses the composer's affinity for the needs of cinema. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff
Episode 2: America at the Movies (part 2)
1 hour, 10 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Robert Ziegler conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in American film scores. Raksin: Laura. Danny Elfman: Batman. Bernard Herrmann: Taxi Driver. Show more
Night Waves
Australian Art at the RA, Rory Kinnear
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Samira Ahmed reviews an exhibition of Australian art at the Royal Academy, London, talks to actor Rory Kinnear about writing his debut play and reflects on the scientist as hero. Show more
Simon Heffer discusses the 1952 film The Long Memory, noting its potrayal of Britain as depressed, worn out by war and full of the poor, dispossessed, transient and criminal. Show more
Max Reinhardt is joined by Mike Figgis. Soundtrack excerpts from Paris, Texas and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, plus music from Patti Smith, Richard Thopmson and Wawanggang. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra performing Schnittke's Faust Cantata and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony. Show more
