Petroc Trelawny 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 Sarah Walker. Including CD of the Week: Victoria de los Angeles - The Sweetheart Soprano; Brainteaser; Proms Artist of the Week: Ivan Fischer; Author Victoria Glendinning. Show more
Edinburgh International Festival
2014 Queen's Hall Series
Episode 11: Anne Sofie von Otter and Friends
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and friends play songs and instrumental music composed or performed in Terezin concentration camp. Including Weber, Svenk, Kalman and Schulhoff. Show more
From Cadogan Hall, Louis Schwizgebel, Royal String Quartet and friends. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D, K311. Mahler: Piano Quartet in A minor. Strauss arr Leopold: Metamorphosen. Show more
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill. With Lise Berthaud (viola) and Adam Laloum (piano) in Schumann's Marchenbilder, plus Zhang Zuo (piano) in Liszt's Sonata in B minor, S178. Show more
Ulster Orchestra/Jac van Steen. Dvorak: Slavonic Dances: in C, Op 46 No 1; in E minor, Op 72 No 2; in G minor, Op 46 No 8. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist: Zhang Zuo). Show more
Niamh Cusack reads William Trevor's short story The Ballroom of Romance, set in an isolated dance hall in Ireland, where the 36-year-old Bridie's hopes of romance are fading. Show more
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Jac van Steen conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Bax's Roscatha and the UK premiere of Bill Whelan's Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents live music from Piatti Quartet, violinist Sara Trickey with pianist Daniel Tong, and Flamenco guitarist Paco Pena. Show more
Budapest Festival Orchestra under Ivan Fischer. Brahms orch Fischer: Hungarian Dances Nos 14, 7 and 6. Mozart: March in D, K335. Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B minor (Unfinished). Show more
In an event recorded at the Royal College of Music in London, Petroc Trelawny presents an exploration of the cultural situation in Hungary. Show more
Budapest Festival Orchestra in Josef Strauss: Spharen-Klange. J Strauss II: Vergnugungszug; By the Beautiful Blue Danube; Bandits' Galop. Dvorak: Legend. Kodaly: Dances of Galanta. Show more
The prize-winning entries from the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition for composers aged 12-18, judged by a panel including Judith Weir and Anna Meredith. Show more
Free Thinking
2013 Festival
Free Thinking Essay
Part 1: Boneless, Bloodaxe and Hairy Breeches: What Did the Vikings Ever Do for Us?
15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough uses the AD793 attack on the Lindisfarne Monastery as the starting point in an exploration of the power battles between Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings. Show more
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Jonathan Swain's selection includes William Sterndale Bennett's Piano Trio, plus trios by Haydn and Schumann. Show more
