Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with carols from the BBC Singers and listeners' requests in the Advent Calendar of seasonal music. Show more

With Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: Incarnation - Christmas Music; Artist of the Week: Marc Minkowski; Broadcaster Sandi Toksvig; Essential Choice: Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve Suite. Show more

Donald Macleod explores how Beethoven's acceptance of his deafness spawned masterpieces, including his Symphony No 2, three Op 30 violin sonatas and two Op 31 piano sonatas. Show more

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) and Polina Leschenko (piano) perform music by Bartok and Enescu. Plus the Pavel Haas Quartet in Janacek's String Quartet No 1. Show more

With Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting music by Haydn and Schubert, Simon Rattle conducting Schoenberg, plus part of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes. Show more

...with Danielle de Niese: Sean Rafferty visits the Glyndebourne home of Australian-born lyric soprano Danielle de Niese to hear about her life and work. Show more

Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) in Borodin: Petite suite and Mozart: Piano Concerto No 16. Plus the Apollon Musagete Quartet in Lutoslawski: String Quartet. Show more

A performance given at the Royal Albert Hall of Die Walkure, the second part of Wagner's Ring cycle, with Daniel Barenboim leading the Staatskapelle Berlin. Show more

Max Reinhardt's selection includes Morton Feldman, James Brown, Charles Mingus, Otha Soul, Jazgot, Woody Guthrie and Blowzabella. Show more

Bach's Christmas Oratorio performed by the Swedish Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Peter Dijkstra. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more