Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's 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
Record Review
Building a Library: Brahms: String Sextet No 1 in B flat
3 hours, 12 minutes on BBC Radio 3
With Andrew McGregor. Includes Building a Library: Brahms: String Sextet No 1 in B flat, Op 18; New DVD releases of operas by Handel, Bellini, Giordano and Dvorak; Disc of the Week. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the letters of composer John Cage, visits a new house inspired by the music of Satie, and previews a rare new production of an opera by Hartmann. Show more
Rob Cowan presents music including Zelenka, Ravel, Handel and Shostakovich. Plus piano music by Chopin and dances from Renaissance Hungary. Show more
Following the death earlier this month of composer Carl Davis, another chance to enjoy a concert of his music introduced by Matthew Sweet with Carl and the BBC Philharmonic. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests, including a swing jam session with vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and tenor saxophonist Chu Berry. Show more
Julian Joseph introduces a performance given by clarinettist Arun Ghosh and his band at the 2016 South Coast Jazz Festival in Shoreham-by-Sea. Show more
Texts and music about witches and sorcerers, with readings by Juliet Stevenson and Henry Goodman. Including Marlowe and Goethe, plus Mussorgsky, Nina Simone, Dukas and Ades. Show more
Live from Ireland's National Opera House, Sean Rafferty introduces a new production of Felicien David's Herculanum for Wexford Opera Festival 2016. Jean-Luc Tingaud conducts. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Kerry Andrew discuss their choices of new releases, including works by Mica Levi and Olly Coates, James Weeks, Ondrej Adamek and Grainne Mulvey. Show more
Geoffrey Smith surveys the work of trumpeter Bunny Berigan and saxophonist Bud Freeman. With music they played together, on their own and with major bands. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade from Romanian Radio. Show more