Tom McKinney 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: Beethoven: Symphony No 7; Strauss 150: Operas; Disc of the Week: Moeran: Violin Concerto and other works for violin and orchestra.
Music Matters
Villa-Lobos, Ravel Correspondence, Iestyn Davies, Boulevard Solitude
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
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Tom Service explores the life and music of Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos, looks at the correspondence between Ravel and Vaughan Williams and talks to countertenor Iestyn Davies. Show more
Ingolf Wunder in a live piano recital from the Wigmore Hall, London. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata. Chopin: Ballades: No 1 in G minor; No 2 in F; No 3 in A flat; No 4 in F minor. Show more
American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato explores the wealth of American music, introducing works connected to New York, Florida, Hawaii, New Orleans, Alaska and Appalachia. Show more
Alyn Shipton's selection of listeners' requests includes music from Bessie Smith, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Charlie Shavers and Count Basie. Show more
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Borodin's opera Prince Igor, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and starring Ilda Abdrazakov, Oksana Dyka and Mikhail Petrenko. Show more
By Patrick McCabe. Drama set in Ireland in which a man exacts explosive revenge on those closest to him when his darkest secret is exposed. With Stephen Rea. Show more
Robert Worby presents chamber and orchestral music by British composers David Horne, Joe Duddell, Gordon Crosse and Philip Grange. Plus sound art from Rie Nakajima. Show more
Ahead of Mardi Gras, Geoffrey Smith introduces new and old music from New Orleans. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes a live recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, with Klaus Tennstedt conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Show more