Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Dvorak's 'Dumky' Piano Trio in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Building a Library: Katy Hamilton compares recordings of Dvorak's popular Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor 'Dumky' and picks a favourite; Ivan Hewett reviews new contemporary discs. Show more
On the sad news of the death of Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, we hear his interview for Music Matters from 2009. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Belle Chen
23 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess and Belle share music by Korngold and Sibelius, prepared piano by John Cage and Aphex Twin, and Herbie Hancock playing Ravel. Show more
Cellist Andrew Yee opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Jessica Curry with news of the winners at the 2020 Games Baftas, plus interviews with nominees for the music award. Show more
Lopa Kothari with a tribute to Ravi Shankar on the centenary of his birth. Show more
UK pianist Trevor Watkis leads a session in homage to the pioneering Jamaican-born hard bop trumpeter, Dizzy Reece. Plus, musical insights from innovative trumpeter Jaimie Branch. Show more
Gluck's Orphee et Eurydice from the Royal Opera House. Juan Diego Florez makes his role debut as Orpheus and John Eliot Gardiner conducts. First broadcast October 2015. Show more
Tom Service with new music from Weston Olencki, Joanna Bailie and Tomi Räisänen. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents two dark, ambient improvisations that evoke the feeling of being underwater, and some long-awaited new music from angular post-jazz group Let Spin. Show more
Brahms's Double Concerto and Third Symphony with the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, violinst Daishin Kashimoto and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. John Shea presents. Show more
