Ian Skelly 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 Rob Cowan. CD of the Week: Russian Overtures and Orchestral Works; Artists of the Week: Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky; Essential Choice: Szymanowski: Stabat Mater. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 2: Field and Chopin Spread Their Wings
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod explores Field and Chopin's early careers. With Field: Sonata in A, Op 1 No 2. Chopin: Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23. Show more
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, cellist Steven Isserlis and the Szymanowski Quartet play chamber music by Liszt, Onslow and Szymanowski at the 2013 Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire. Show more
With Katie Derham. BBC Philharmonic in Mendelssohn: Overture (A Midsummer Night's Dream). Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2. Keiko Abe: Prism Rhapsody. Dvorak: Symphony No 7. Show more
In Tune
Juliette Bausor, Alasdair Beatson, Claire Martin, Joe Stilgoe
1 hour, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Suzy Klein presents live music from flautist Juliette Bausor with pianist Alasdair Beatson, plus jazz duo Claire Martin and Joe Stilgoe. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 2: Field and Chopin Spread Their Wings
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Donald Macleod explores Field and Chopin's early careers. With Field: Sonata in A, Op 1 No 2. Chopin: Ballade No 1 in G minor, Op 23. Show more
Semyon Bychkov conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Beethoven: Symphony No 7. Schubert: Symphony No 9 in C (Great). Show more
Free Thinking
Betty Balfour Profile, James Lovelock, Peter Buwalda
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Matthew Sweet discusses silent film star Betty Balfour with BFI curator Byony Dixon and comedian Lucy Porter. Plus Dutch novelist Peter Buwalda and author James Lovelock. Show more
The Essay
Furniture - A Personal History of Movable Objects
Episode 2: Who's Been Sitting in My Chair? Our Shadow Selves
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Ian Sansom examines our complex physical, mental and emotional relationship with the chair, focusing on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Van Gogh's painting and Thoreau's Walden. Show more
Nick Luscombe with music from synth experimenter Yoshio Machida, a new piece from pianist and composer from Gwilym Simcock and Snoop Dogg reinterpreted by the Magic Drum Ensemble. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes Rossini's La Donna del Lago in a performance given at the Royal Opera House, London, featuring Joyce DiDonato and Juan Diego Florez. Show more
