Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Show more
Jonathan Swain introduces a Record Review Building a Library recommendation of Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem. Plus music by Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Samuel Barber and Shostakovich. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is theatre director Ivo van Hove. His musical choices include pieces by Brad Mehldau, Webern and Ligeti, plus songs by Rufus Wainwright and Joni Mitchell. Show more
Live from Wigmore Hall in London, Ian Skelly presents a concert by the Zemlinsky Quartet. Zemlinsky: String Quartet No 1 in A, Op 4. Janacek arr Krystof Maratka: Mladi (Youth). Show more
In a programme from the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival, Lucie Skeaping introduces performances by the Carnival Band and vocal students from the University of York. Show more
From St Davids Cathedral during the 2017 Cathedral Festival. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by members of English National Opera to explore the world of Gilbert and Sullivan. Plus the music of Flemish Renaissance composer and priest Jean Guyot. Show more
In a special edition recorded at 2017's Hay Festival, Tom Service is joined by composer Richard Sisson and poet Gillian Clarke to discuss the art of setting words to music. Show more
Texts and music on the theme of clouds, with readings by Simon Russell Beale and Adjoa Andoh. With Yang Chi, Shakespeare, Rilke and Thoreau, plus Westhoff, Ligeti and Debussy. Show more
Sarah Dillon discovers how Jane Austen's last completed novel, Persuasion, was written. She discusses Austen's last illness, possible plot inspirations and her creative process. Show more
Ian Skelly presents concerts from around Europe. Beethoven: Egmont Overture. Haydn: String Quartet in E flat, Op 64 No 6. Liszt: Piano Concerto No 1. Schubert: Symphony No 3. Show more
Joss Ackland and Ken Stott read the final works of philosopher David Hume and neurologist Oliver Sacks, whose terminal illness inspired their writing. Show more
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Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra - Purcell, Sammartini, Vivaldi
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3
Music by Purcell, Sammartini, Handel and Vivaldi, performed at the Frankfurt Hessischer Rundfunk by recorder player Maurice Steger and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Show more
Another chance to hear a concert featuring Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin, given at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival. Show more
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