Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo; composer Hannah Kendall reviews new music releases; Disc of the Week. Show more

Sara Mohr-Pietsch marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of Monteverdi with an investigation into his life and music, exploring what made him a modernist and a radical. Show more

Pianist James Rhodes presents a personal selection of music including works by Chopin, Saint-Saens and Beethoven, in performances featuring Krystian Zimerman and Garrick Ohlsson. Show more

Matthew Sweet with a selection of film music inspired by the political world of Washington DC to mark the release of Miss Sloane, which features a score by Max Richter. Show more

Prompted by a listener's recent request for a different version of the tune, Alyn Shipton's selection of requests features a version by singer Mildred Bailey of Junk Man from 1934. Show more

Kevin LeGendre introduces a performance given by Austrian virtuoso hang drum player Manu Delago and his trio at the BBC's Pacific Quay studios in Glasgow. Show more

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces a recording of Monteverdi's final opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, with Sylvia McNair as Poppea, and conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Show more

Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the influence of the Italian madrigalists on contemporary composers from Sciarrino to Finnissy and Nono with her studio guest, composer James Weeks. Show more

Geoffrey Smith surveys the small-group masterpieces of pianist Art Tatum, featuring musicians such as Benny Carter, Ben Webster and Big Joe Turner. Show more

Catriona Young presents early dance music from the 2016 Cantar di Pietre Festival in Switzerland. Show more