Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Featuring the letter T in our A-Z of film music, with music from the film Things to Come, and composers Dmitri Tiomkin and Toru Takemitsu. Show more
Essential Classics
Tuesday - Rob Cowan: Sound of Cinema
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
With Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: The Vagabond: Bryn Terfel/Malcolm Martineau; Artists of the Week: Beaux Arts Trio; Sound of Cinema with Neil Brand: Doyle: Henry V (excerpts). Show more
John Williams discusses his celebrated music for the Star Wars film series - from Episodes IV to VI - plus the famous Main Title from the Jaws soundtrack. Show more
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, cellist Steven Isserlis and the Szymanowski Quartet play chamber music by Liszt, Onslow and Szymanowski at the 2013 Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire. Show more
Penny Gore presents music used in films. Strauss: On the Beatiful Blue Danube. Mozart: Symphony No 29. Strauss: Tod und Verklarung. Schubert: Death and the Maiden Quartet. Show more
In Tune
Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Howard Blake, Fournier Trio: Sound of Cinema
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents live music from cellists Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Parkhouse Award winners the Fournier Trio and an interview with film composer Howard Blake. Show more
John Williams discusses his celebrated music for the Star Wars film series - from Episodes IV to VI - plus the famous Main Title from the Jaws soundtrack. Show more
Steven Osborne (piano) performs music by Beethoven at Wigmore Hall, London: 7 Bagatelles, Op 33; Piano Sonata No 21; 11 Bagatelles, Op 119; Piano Sonata No 32 in C minor, Op 111. Show more
Night Waves
Jung Chang, Sarah Lucas, Allende, Everest Music
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Presented by Rana Mitter. Jung Chang, author of Wild Swans, discusses her new account examining the story of the most important woman in Chinese history: Empress Dowager Cixi. Show more
Novelist Jonathan Coe explores how a joint concert with Arthur Honegger led to composer Miklos Rozsa writing for film, including scores for Ben-Hur, Spellbound and The Lost Weekend. Show more
Fiona Talkington's varied selection includes Troyka performing at the 2013 Latitude Festival, Lisa Knapp, Perhaps Contraption and FIRE! plus widescreen music for Sound of Cinema. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents Il Canto di Orfeo performing Lassus's Lagrime di San Pietro at Biasca, Switzerland. Show more
