Martin Handley presents Radio 3's breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist and Georgian Gems. Plus requests for amateur music-making groups and wake-up calls. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Schubert: Impromptus for piano, D899; Recent Schubert releases including Winterreise; Disc of the Week: Hartmann: The Complete Symphonies.
Music Matters
Valentina Lisitsa, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Arnold Schoenberg
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service talks to pianist Valentina Lisitsa, profiles German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann and reviews a book on Arnold Schoenberg's piece A Survivor from Warsaw. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The Brabant Ensemble at the 2013 Utrecht Early Music Festival
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Sacred choral music by Lassus and de Rore performed in the Pieterskerk in Utrecht by the Brabant Ensemble conducted by Stephen Rice, at the 2013 Utrecht Early Music Festival. Show more
Historian and 18th century specialist Amanda Vickery introduces a personal selection of music, including Bach, Mozart, Debussy and Aretha Franklin. Show more
Sound of Cinema
Episode 24: Film Scores Inspired by the 18th Century
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
As part of Radio 3's 18th Century season, Matthew Sweet presents film music with an 18th-century theme including Tom Jones, The Madness of King George and Barry Lyndon. Show more
In a broadcast from the 2014 Gateshead International Jazz Festival, Alyn Shipton is joined by listeners to introduce their own requests. Jason Yarde and Andrew McCormack play live. Show more
Live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier, set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. With Marcelo Alvarez and Patricia Racette. Show more
A sound essay on the writings of WG Sebald, as told through a Cologne theatre production of his novel The Rings of Saturn by director Katie Mitchell. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents the Delta Saxophone Quartet in Part, Turnage, Riley and Reith. Plus a visit to the studio of composer Kaffe Matthews and music by Richard Skelton. Show more
Geoffrey Smith recalls the records saxophonist Lucky Thompson made in his prime. Thompson's unfortunate career veered from performing with Miles Davis to exile and homelessness. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Lukasz Borowicz performing music by Britten, Mozart, Strauss and Schubert. Show more
