Clemency Burton-Hill 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. CD of the Week: Beethoven's Bagatelles, featuring Steven Osborne; Artist of the Week: Pierre Boulez; Sarah's Essential Choice: Dvorak: New World Symphony. Show more
Donald Macleod on how Donizetti became exasperated by the pettiness and incompetence of Naples's opera houses and felt frustrated by the attitude of the city's strict censors. Show more
With Sean Shibe (guitar) performing music by Barrios, Robin Tritschler (tenor) in Britten, Mark Simpson (clarinet) in Julian Anderson and Elena Urioste (violin) in Elgar. Show more
Penny Gore presents a performance of Verdi's Requiem given in Dresden, with Christian Thielemann conducting the Dresden Staatskapelle. Show more
Recorded in Neresheim Abbey, southern Germany, with the Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Including conversation with some of the Gramophone Award winners of 2014. Show more
Donald Macleod on how Donizetti became exasperated by the pettiness and incompetence of Naples's opera houses and felt frustrated by the attitude of the city's strict censors. Show more
Philippe Herreweghe, founder of Collegium Vocale Gent, conducts the ensemble in Bach's B minor Mass in a concert given at the 2014 Edinburgh International Festival. Show more
Free Thinking
Martin Amis in Conversation at the BBC Proms
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
In a discussion held at the Royal College of Music in London as part of the 2014 Proms Plus Literary series, author Martin Amis discusses his writing with Philip Dodd. Show more
The Essay
Samuel Beckett - Happy Days
Episode 3: Beckett expert Dr Mark Nixon on editing a Beckett story 80 years after it was written
15 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Dr Mark Nixon, an authority on Beckett, talks about editing Echo's Bones, the writer's short story recently published 80 years after it was written. Show more
Nick Luscombe presents a varied sequence of music ranging from traditional to electronic. Show more
Catriona Young presents young musicians from France, Denmark, Slovenia and Liverpool. Show more