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Essential Classics
Ian Skelly: The Crystal Palace, Vaughan Williams's Infinite Shining Heavens
2 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
The Finnish quartet Meta4 make their debut at the EIF with music by Saariaho and Fanny Mendelsssohn, live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Show more
Donald Macleod looks at how Debussy spent his thirties, languishing in fin-de-siècle Paris clutching several masterpieces but no money. Show more
Another chance to hear Prom 25: Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 and, with Sol Gabetta, Weinberg's Cello Concerto. Show more
Sean Rafferty presents a lively mix of music and arts news, including a live performance from composer and sarod player Soumik Datta, and we speak to Angela Hewitt in Edinburgh. Show more
Live at BBC Proms: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra celebrates conductor Martyn Brabbins's 60th birthday today in music by Vaughan Williams, Brahms and Elgar's Enigma variations. Show more
Patrick McGuinness travels to Targu Jiu in Romania to explore Constantin Brancusi's First World War memorial The Endless Column, now considered a modernist masterpiece. Show more
Escape and fall asleep with a revived concert from the 2019 Proms Show more
Jennifer Lucy Allan sits in with fresh sounds for adventurous ears. Playing music from an alternative-future Mali and Kumio Karachi, a Japanese avant-folk musician. Show more
A recital of Chopin piano works given by Wojciech Switala plus music by Chopin's teacher Jozef Elsner. Catriona Young presents. Show more
