Georgia Mann presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Stanford's Blue Bird, George Bridgetower's Sonata, Alain de Botton
3 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
Donald Macleod's survey of Mary Lou Williams sees her establish a charitable refuge for addicted musicians and starting to write religiously inspired jazz. Show more
Pianist Shai Wosner's series continues with Schumann's Fairy Tales, Kurtag's Hommage to Schumann, Takemitsu and Beethoven's Sonata in D, 'Pastoral'. Introduced by Sarah Walker. Show more
From Göteborg Opera, a world premiere of a late-Romantic opera in its entirety, Elfrida Andrée's Fritiofs saga, inspired by an Old Norse myth, never performed during her lifetime. Show more
Katie Derham presents a mix of music and arts news with live performances from The Swingles and pianist Nino Gvetadze, and The Snowman composer Howard Blake joins us in the studio.
A specially curated half hour of music, including a unique take on Henry Purcell, violin and marimba duels, and a beautiful Latin American lullaby. Show more
Conductor John Storgards brings from his home in Lapland the phenomenal natural beauty of the Arctic, inspiration here for composers Outi Tarkiainen and Kalevi Aho. Show more
Why do the legendary walls of a Bronze Age city in Asia still cast such a long shadow? Some new perspectives on the conflict immortalised in Homer's Iliad and the Aeneid of Virgil Show more
To mark the 400 years since the arrival of African slaves to America, author Anne Bailey reflects on two remarkable women. Show more
Wrap up warm and take a magical sonic journey, walking through Paris at night conjured from the BBC music archives. Subscribe to receive your weekly mix on BBC Sounds.
Elizabeth Alker with her pick of the latest new releases and previews of genre-defying music. Show more
To celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2017, the Casals Quartet performed all of Beethoven's string quartets in six concerts. Tonight, No 1 and No 8. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more
