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; Rob's Essential Choice: Rossini: Stabat Mater. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 5: Field and Chopin and Their Legacy
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Donald Macleod evaluates the impact of Field and Chopin on other composers. Including Chopin: Polonaise, Op 53. Chopin: Nocturne No 21 in C minor. Field: Exercise No 2 in C, H48. Show more
Pianist Alexandra Silocea, cellist Steven Isserlis and the Szymanowski Quartet play chamber music by Beethoven, Schubert and Reynaldo Hahn at 2013's Ryedale Festival in Yorkshire. Show more
Music from the BBC Philharmonic. Rossini: Overture (The Silken Ladder). Hartl: Percussion Concerto. Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3. Barber: Violin Concerto. Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1. Show more
Suzy Klein's guests include countertenor Andreas Scholl, who performs live in the studio accompanied by his wife, harpsichord player Tamar Halperin. Plus the Escher Quartet. Show more
Composer of the Week
Field and Chopin (1782-1837 and 1810-1849)
Episode 5: Field and Chopin and Their Legacy
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Donald Macleod evaluates the impact of Field and Chopin on other composers. Including Chopin: Polonaise, Op 53. Chopin: Nocturne No 21 in C minor. Field: Exercise No 2 in C, H48. Show more
Radio 3 Live in Concert
Ulster Orchestra - Dvorak, Shostakovich, Brahms
2 hours, 30 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
From the Ulster Hall, Belfast, the Ulster Orchestra under Alexander Vedernikov. Dvorak: Othello. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No 1 (soloist: Tamas Kocsics). Brahms: Symphony No 4. Show more
Ian McMillan presents Radio 3's cabaret of the word with guests including Donna Leon, Nathan Penlington, Patrick McGuinness and Henry Pryor. Show more
Novelist and academic Ian Sansom considers the symbolism of beds in literature, art and film, asking what they reveal about human nature. Show more
Mary Ann Kennedy with music from around the world, the Mischa Macpherson Trio in session live in Glasgow and Part 10 of Commonwealth Connections: music from Tonga and the Maldives. Show more
With Catriona Young. Including the German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen and Kent Nagano in Schubert and Brahms, plus Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with soloist Jorg Widmann. Show more
