Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Belcea Quartet, Gabrieli Consort and Stephen Hough. Works by Schubert, Zez Confrey, Bizet and Haydn. Show more

With Rob Cowan. Including CD of the Week: Paavo Berglund - The Bournemouth Years; Artist of the Week: Brigitte Fassbaender; Rob's Essential Choice: Schubert: String Quartet in G. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses a visit by Haydn to London. Show more

From 2013's Machynlleth Festival: Carducci String Quartet in Haydn: String Quartet (Rider). Alina Ibragimova (violin) and Cedric Tiberghien (piano) in Beethoven: Sonata (Kreutzer). Show more

Louise Fryer presents a performance of Verdi's opera I due Foscari, an exploration of the treacherous underbelly of 15th-century Venice. Show more

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With live music from harpist Catrin Finch and kora player Seckou Keita, plus choreographer Richard Alston discussing Britten at the Barbican. Show more

Donald Macleod discusses a visit by Haydn to London. Show more

Yuri Temirkanov conducts the Philharmonia at the Royal Festival Hall. Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 (Classical); Violin Concerto No 2 (soloist: Vilde Frang). Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2. Show more

How does not having enough shape the way we think? Is scarcity ever a good thing? Philip Dodd chairs a panel, with Professors Jeremy Till, Simin Davoudi and Sendhil Mullainathan. Show more

John Gallagher of Cambridge University outlines the impact 16th and 17th-century global exploration and trade had on the English language. Show more

Fiona Talkington's Halloween selection of music includes spooky sounds from Tom Waits, Jocelyn Pook and Hal Willner. Show more

Presented by Catriona Young. Including performances by Czech pianists Jan Simandl and Marie-Anna Bukacova, with Janacek and Prokofiev, as well as Grieg's Piano Concerto. Show more