Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, celebrating the Sound of Cinema with the A-Z of film music, the Musical Map and listener requests. Show more
Essential Classics
Friday - 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: Waxman: Suite (Sunset Boulevard). Show more
John Williams discusses the challenges of returning to the Star Wars series, nearly two decades on, and the hidden plot clues buried deep in his music. Show more
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, cellist Steven Isserlis and the Szymanowski Quartet play chamber music by Beethoven, Schubert and Reynaldo Hahn at 2013's Ryedale Festival in Yorkshire. Show more
Penny Gore with music from films by Kubrick and Lean. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Schubert: Piano Trio No 2. Takemitsu: 3 Film Scores. Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2. Show more
In Tune
Paul Lewis, Stacey Kent, Thomas Trotter, Christopher Frayling: Sound of Cinema
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Sean Rafferty presents live music from pianist Paul Lewis, jazz singer Stacey Kent and her band plus organist Thomas Trotter and, for Sound of Cinema, Christopher Frayling. Show more
John Williams discusses the challenges of returning to the Star Wars series, nearly two decades on, and the hidden plot clues buried deep in his music. Show more
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff, Thomas Sondergard conducts the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales. Poulenc: Gloria. Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor, Op 65. Show more
The Verb
Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Tom Hodgkinson, Ben Moor, Emily Berry, Michael Buffong, Don Warrington
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word, with guests Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Tom Hodgkinson, Ben Moor, Michael Buffong and Don Warrington. Show more
Matthew Sweet explores silence in film and asks what sounds have been lost because of cinema's increasing reliance on digital technology. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy presents new tracks from around the world, plus a studio session with young Turkish singer Cigdem Aslan, who performs songs from her debut album, Mortissa. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents chamber versions of Chopin's two piano concertos with Kevin Kenner and the Casal Quartet. Show more
