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
CD Review
Summer CD Review: Benjamin Grosvenor, Casella, L'Oiseau Lyre, Brahms, Shostakovich
3 hours, 12 minutes on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Includes Benjamin Grosvenor's CD, Dances; Proms Composer: Alfredo Casella; L'Oiseau-Lyre box set; Brahms: German Requiem; Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 (excpt).
Sunday Feature
The Invisible Theatre: Wagner's Opera House in Bayreuth
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Tom Service explores the ideas behind the theatre that Wagner built in Bayreuth for the ideal performance of his great music dramas, especially The Ring of the Nibelungs. Show more
In a concert given in Antwerp in 2013, Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and the ensemble Fretwork with lute player Elizabeth Kenny perform songs and instrumental works by Dowland. Show more
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of film scores inspired by love and tragedy to coincide with the week's featured new release, Michel Gondry's romantic fantasy film Mood Indigo. Show more
Live from Cadogan Hall in London, Greek ensemble Armonia Atenea and George Petrou perform music from baroque operas, by Handel, Hasse, Paisiello, Lully, Vivaldi and Gluck. Show more
Alyn Shipton introduces listeners' requests with contemporary guitar music from Mary Halvorson and a BBC session by Kenny Baker's Dozen. Plus Miles Davis and Oscar Peterson. Show more
Claire Martin presents a collaborative concert given at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama by pianist Andrew McCormack, saxophonist Jason Yarde and the Elysian Quartet. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, the John Wilson Orchestra is joined by a cast of leading singers for a performance of Cole Porter's award-winning 1948 musical Kiss Me, Kate. Show more
Rana Mitter talks to actress and director Janet Suzman and actress Alexandra Gilbreath about Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and its relevance to sexual politics today. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the conclusion of a performance of Cole Porter's musical Kiss Me, Kate, with the John Wilson and leading soloists. Show more
Robert Worby introduces a concert of electronic music from the 2014 Sonorities festival in Belfast, including works by Jean-Claude Risset, Joseph Hyde and Stefan Damian. Show more
Reedman-composer Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008) was a fusion pioneer. Geoffrey Smith highlights such Giuffre classics as 'The Train and River'. Show more
Including a recital from the Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw, featuring cellist Antonio Meneses and pianist Maria Joao Pires. Show more