Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Best of British Music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Show more
Presented by Andrew McGregor. Featuring Building a Library on Vaughan Williams' 9th Symphony, plus Martin Cotton talks to Andrew about recent releases of chamber music.
Petroc Trelawny meets acclaimed British pianist John Lill and the author of a new book on Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony. Show more
Guitar recital by Sean Shibe. Dowland: Forlorn Hope Fantasy; Fantasy. Bach: Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998. Henze: Drei Tentos. Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland. Show more
Saturday Classics
Author John Banville introduces music by Mahler, Faure and Tom Lehrer
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Irish-born writer John Banville, author of Kepler, The Book of Evidence and Ancient Light, introduces a personal choice of music. Show more
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by 19th-century women alongside score excerpts from the week's featured release The Invisible Woman, about the actress Nelly Ternan. Show more
Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests has a female vocal focus, with music by Ethel Waters and Anita O'Day, plus music from the Brian Lemon Trio. Show more
Claire Martin presents the second instalment of concert music by the Dainius Pulauskas Group performed at the London Jazz Festival, plus an interview with pianist Brad Mehldau. Show more
Soprano Aga Mikolaj joins the BBC Philharmonic. Strauss: Don Juan; Das Rosenband; Morgen; Wiegenlied; Muttertandelei; Winterweihe; Des Dichters Abendgang; Waldseligkeit. Show more
By Hayley Squires. When 16-year-old Lydia meets the wife of her English teacher, the two women push each other to dangerous limits and their lives begin to fall apart. Show more
Ivan Hewett and Ilan Volkov discuss Japanese composers Toru Takemitsu, Toshi Ichiyanagi and Keiko Harada, including orchestral and electronic works written between 1962 and 2003. Show more
Geoffrey Smith showcases the varied work on tenor saxophone, oboe and flute of noted multi-instrumentalist and world music pioneer Yusef Lateef. Show more
Lugano Festival 2013: Martha Argerich performs Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata with Mischa Maisky. And she gathers young talent in Schubert, Ravel and a Frank Bridge piano quintet. Show more
