Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, continuing the Advent Calendar with a work by King Henry VIII. Plus performances by guitarist John Williams. Show more
With Sarah Walker. Essential CD of the Week: Glinka - Overtures and Dances; Artist of the Week: Maria Joao Pires; Playwright Howard Brenton; Sarah's Essential Choice: Maria Callas. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Mascagni's experiences of Rome and discusses some of his works connected with the city. Show more
Soprano Christine Brewer and pianist Roger Vignoles perform songs by Wagner, Strauss, Quilter and Britten at the 2013 St Magnus Festival in Orkney. Show more
The BBC CO plays live. Bennett: Lilliburlero Variations. Copland: Appalachian Spring. George Antheil: Symphony No 3. Plus music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Porter and Kern. Show more
From Lichfield Cathedral. Show more
Sean Rafferty's guests include the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, who perform live. Plus young Israeli pianist and painter Roman Rabinovich playing live and displaying his art. Show more
Donald Macleod focuses on Mascagni's experiences of Rome and discusses some of his works connected with the city. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Barbican
Episode 1: BBC Symphony Orchestra - Schreker, Busoni, Ravel, Schoenberg (part 1)
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Josep Pons leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, London. Schreker: Overture (Die Gezeichneten). Busoni: Berceuse elegiaque. Ravel: Sheherazade (Nora Grubisch: soprano). Show more
Discovering Music
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1
20 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Stephen Johnson explores Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony, which caused a riot at a performance in Vienna in 1913 and is considered to be on the edge between the old and new. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Live from the Barbican
Episode 2: BBC Symphony Orchestra - Schreker, Busoni, Ravel, Schoenberg (part 2)
1 hour, 25 minutes
on BBC Radio 3From the Barbican in London, the conclusion of a concert by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Josep Pons. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte. Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 1. Show more
Night Waves
Big Business, Art and the Middle East, Nebraska
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Presented by Samira Ahmed. With a debate asking 'has big business become a dirty word?', discussing art and the Middle East and a review of Alexander Payne's new film Nebraska. Show more
Professor James Montgomery discusses the life and work of Arab philosopher Al-Kindi, the first significant thinker to argue that philosophy and Islam had much to offer each other. Show more
Nick Luscombe's selection include sonic innovations from early 70s Angola, plus the godmother of Japanese electronica, Coppe.
Through the Night
Denis Kozhukhin at the 2013 International Chopin Piano Festival
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Catriona Young's selection includes a recital given at the 2012 International Chopin Piano Festival by Russian performer Denis Kozhukhin. Show more
