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: Strauss, Jon Leifs, RCA Recordings, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Janacek
3 hours, 12 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel; Proms Composer: Jon Leifs; RCA Living Stereo recordings; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Janacek: On an Overgrown Path (Book 1).
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Clemency Burton-Hill presents recordings by clarinettist and composer Mark Simpson, playing with pianist Richard Uttley. Simpson: Lov(escape). Weber: Grand Duo Concertant, Op 48. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Bernard Haitink conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Schubert's Symphony No 5 in B flat. Show more
In a discussion from the Royal College of Music in London, Christopher Cook and Harry Eyres explore Viennese culture during the lives of Schubert and Mahler. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, soprano Camilla Tilling joins the London Symphony Orchestra under Bernard Haitink in a performance of Mahler's Symphony No 4 in G. Show more
Claire Martin presents the second instalment of a set played by guitarist John Scofield's Uberjam Band in Prague. Plus a preview of the 2014 Highgate Jazz with Soul Festival. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon. Mozart: Symphony No 40. Dobrinka Tabakova: Spinning a Yarn. Benedict Mason: Meld. Show more
Though trumpeter Bill Coleman played with Fats Waller, he made his main career in France, with the likes of Stephane Grappelli. Geoffrey Smith salutes a shining expat star. Show more
Catriona Young's selection includes an all-Tchaikovsky programme from the Swedish Radio Orchestra with soloists Lars Vogt and Malin Broman. Show more
