Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring the Best of British Music Playlist, listener requests, works by neglected composers and wake-up calls. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Shostakovich from Gergiev and Les Siecles in Stravinsky; Disc of the Week: Brahms: Clarinet Quintet.
Music Matters
Riga - European Capital of Culture 2014
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service explores the musical culture of Riga in Latvia, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2014. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Maurice Steger and Friends at the Frick Collection
58 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
A concert given by the Maurice Steger Trio at the Frick Collection in New York in 2013. Featuring baroque music by Uccellini, Corelli, Falconieri and Alessandro Scarlatti. Show more
Clarinettist Emma Johnson chooses her favourite orchestral and chamber music for wind instruments, including some less well-known moments for alto flute and oboe d'amore. Show more
Matthew Sweet presents music for films recalling the world's great artists, to coincide with the UK cinema release of the second part of Peter Greenaway's Dutch Masters Trilogy. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents requests celebrating jazz partnerships, including Zoot Sims with Oscar Peterson, Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer and Albert Ammons with Pete Johnson. Show more
Claire Martin presents Gary Crosby's Jazz Jamaica playing at the 2014 Glasgow International Jazz Festival. Plus a preview of 2014's Edinburgh International Jazz and Blues Festival. Show more
From the 2014 Cheltenham Festival, Savitri Singers and BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Martin Brabbins. Richard Blackford: The Great Animal Orchestra. Holst: The Planets. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music performed at London's Southbank Centre, including Arlene Serra, Luke Styles, Yann Seznec, Piers Hellawell with Bourne Davis Kane and Andy Scott. Show more
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the diverse styles of swing era vocal stars Mildred Bailey and Lee Wiley. Show more
Jonathan Swain's selection includes music from the 2013 Proms: Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1 with Stephen Hough and the Scottish Chamber orchestra under Robin Ticciati. Show more
