Elizabeth Alker presents the breakfast show, with requests and Power of Three: the next instalment of a series of sounds from the BBC Third Programme and Radio 3 archives. Show more
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Kander and Ebb's Cabaret; Natasha Loges joins Andrew to review recent releases of music by Brahms and Schumann; Disc of the Week. Show more
Music Matters
Kristjan Jarvi, Viola Tunnard and Sally Beamish
45 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including interviews with conductor Kristjan Jarvi and composer Sally Beamish, plus a tribute to forgotten pianist Viola Tunnard.
Baritone and composer Roderick Williams presents a selection of English song and music inspired by it, by composers including Purcell, Butterworth and Britten. Show more
Matthew Sweet marks the 70th birthday of Howard Shore, in conversation with the composer. With a look back on his many film scores including The Fly and The Silence of the Lambs. Show more
Alyn Shipton selects music in all styles of jazz from listeners' requests, including a classic track by Charles Mingus and the Jazz Workshop. Show more
Claire Martin interviews two of Britain's best loved vocalists: the mother-and-daughter team of Cleo Laine and Jacqui Dankworth at their family home in Wavendon. Show more
From the Royal Opera House, Massenet's Werther, a dark drama of doomed love set against the stifling constrictions of a dull marriage. With Vittorio Grigolo and Joyce DiDonato. Show more
In August 2015, the great Russian freediver, Natalia Molchanova, disappeared in Spanish territorial waters. Jump Blue reimagines her final descent. Show more
Composer Michael Finnissy talks to Robert Worby about his life in music, introducing important pieces from his oeuvre. Finnissy also plays piano works by favourite composers. Show more
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the rhythmic side of the Modern Jazz Quartet, a group famed for their musical subtlety and sophistication. With classics such as Django and Animal Dance. Show more
Catriona Young presents Schubert's Rosamunde quartet and contemporary chamber music performed in Copenhagen by the New York-based string quartet Brooklyn Rider. Show more
