Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Musical Map of Britain and listener requests. Show more
With Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: Homage to Pavlova; Brainteaser; Artist of the Week: Quartetto Italiano; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses how in 1908 Saint-Saens made history with one of the first-ever original film scores, written for the silent movie The Assassination of the Duke of Guise. Show more
From 2013's Bath Mozartfest: Elizabeth Watts (piano) and Roger Vignoles (piano) in songs by Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Liszt. Plus Trio Wanderer in Schubert's Piano Trio in B flat. Show more
Louise Fryer presents a classic performance of Verdi's Luisa Miller, a tale of intrigue and love, based on Schiller's play of that name. Plus Schoenberg: A Survivor from Warsaw. Show more
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With guests including baritone Gerald Finley, violinist Ilya Gringolts and composer Bob Chilcott, plus live music from chamber choir Commotio. Show more
Donald Macleod discusses how in 1908 Saint-Saens made history with one of the first-ever original film scores, written for the silent movie The Assassination of the Duke of Guise. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff
Episode 1: BBC NOW - Prokofiev, Rachmaninov (part 1)
50 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff, pianist Nelson Goerner joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Eivind Gullberg Jensen in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 3. Show more
Stephen Johnson explores Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, the work which helped consolidate the composer's reputation as a symphonist. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff
Episode 2: BBC NOW - Prokofiev, Rachmaninov (part 2)
1 hour, 20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Live from St David's Hall in Cardiff, Eivind Gullberg Jensen conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under in a performance of Rachmaninov's Symphony No 2. Show more
Night Waves
Amy Tan, Strange Blooms, Francois Mitterrand
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Novelist Amy Tan talks to Anne McElvoy about her new book The Valley of Amazement, set in China and America and spanning the first half of the 20th century. Show more
In a series about thinkers and achievements from the Islamic Golden Age, Professor Jonathan Bloom explains how Islamic scholars and thinkers became early adopters of paper. Show more
Anne Hilde Neset presents a varied selection of music.
John Shea presents a concert given by Daniil Trifonov at the 2012 Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival, including music by Scriabin, Stravinsky and Chopin. Show more
