Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist, compiled from listener requests. Plus neglected composers and amateur music groups. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Haydn: Symphony No 44 (Trauer); New choral releases, including Schnittke, Part and MacMillan; Disc of the Week: Beethoven: Piano Trios.
Music Matters
John McCabe, Mariusz Kwiecien, Venezuela, Christoph von Dohnanyi
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service interviews composer John McCabe, meets Polish baritone Mariusz Kwiecien and talks about the music of Richard Strauss with conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi. Show more
Piano recital by Angela Hewitt. Haydn: Andante with Variations in F minor, H XVII 6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A, Op 2 No 2. Bach: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV903. Show more
Composer Roxanna Panufnik introduces a selection of music inspired by her roots in Poland and by her father Andrzej, born 100 years ago this year. Show more
Matthew Sweet introduces a selection of film music inspired by books in the light of the new release The Book Thief, featuring a score by John Williams. Show more
Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' jazz requests includes music by cornettist Bix Beiderbecke and pianist Erroll Garner. Show more
Claire Martin introduces a performance by Australian trumpeter James Morrison and the BBC Big Band and speaks to Avishai Cohen about his latest album. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Manchester Camerata - Strauss, Mozart, Beethoven
2 hours, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Camerata under Gabor Takacs-Nagy. Strauss: Three songs, Ops 88 and 37. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 25. Beethoven: Symphony No 3. Show more
Drama by Dafydd James. When Stevie's boyfriend becomes ill, the couple move into a new house. But the walls are thin and he is soon drawn into a sinister story happening next door. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a concert of works by James MacMillan, in conversation with the composer. MacMillan himself conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Geoffrey Smith picks highlights from the versatile, witty and always swinging career of composer and baritone saxophone virtuoso Gerry Mulligan. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes music from the 2013 Proms: LSO under Daniel Harding in Britten's Les Illuminations (with Ian Bostridge) and Elgar's Symphony No 2. Show more
