Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Record Review
Building a Library: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben
3 hours, 12 minutes on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben; Opera releases: Donizetti's Le Duc d'Albe, Beethoven's Fidelio and Smetana's Dalibor; Disc of the Week. Show more
Music Matters
Jerusalem, Bach's Vocal Works, Streetwise Opera, Errollyn Wallen
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Petroc Trelawny visits Streetwise Opera as it stages Bach's St Matthew Passion. Plus a book on Bach's vocal works, the story behind Parry's Jerusalem and composer Errollyn Wallen. Show more
Author Julian Barnes explores the collisions between music and power, introducing works by Bach, Mozart, Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Bach. Show more
Matthew Sweet introduces film music inspired by cinematic portrayals of Batman and Superman, marking the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' requests including part of Miles Runs the Voodoo Down from Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. Show more
Claire Martin and Julian Joseph with a special edition focusing on the BBC Young Musician 2016 Jazz Award. Including profiles and performances from each of the finalists. Show more
From the Coliseum in London, an ENO production of Glass's opera Akhnaten, with Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role and Emma Carrington as Nefertiti. Karen Kamensek conducts. Show more
As the crisis in their country continues, Sara Davies joins the producers and presenters of a Syrian radio station broadcasting back into Syria from their exile in Istanbul. Show more
To mark Pierre Boulez's birthday, Ivan Hewett presents a special edition devoted to some of the unique recordings the late composer and conductor made at the BBC. Show more
Geoffrey Smith selects highlights from the partnership of revered singer Billie Holiday and saxophonist Lester Young, creators of some of the greatest recordings of the swing era. Show more
For Easter Sunday, John Shea presents a performance of Stevan Hristic's The Resurrection from Belgrade. Show more