Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Beethoven's First Symphony with Richard Wigmore and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 46 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Richard Wigmore's recommendation from available recordings of Beethoven's quirky and original Symphony No 1. Plus Caroline Gill with a round-up of 20th-century choral discs. Show more
Music Matters
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sir Harrison Birtwistle at 80
45 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Another chance to hear Tom Service talking to Sir Harrison Birtwistle and the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, first broadcast in 2014. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Elsa Bradley
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and percussionist Elsa Bradley chat about the music they love. With music by Mozart, Isobel Waller-Bridge and Warsaw Village Band. Show more
Tito Muñoz opens up a selection of classical music from his point of view as a conductor - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Matthew Sweet focuses on music for mystery films, a genre favourite, where the unexplained disappearance of a character becomes the starting point for adventure. Show more
Lopa Kothari with the best roots-based music from across the world, a feature on protecting endangered Yazidi music and the first Home Session. Show more
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard live in concert and saxophonist Nubya Garcia on the music that inspires her. Show more
Anne Sofie von Otter stars as the wild gypsy who pays the ultimate price for her freedom: Bizet's masterpiece, Carmen, in this 2002 performance from the Glyndebourne Opera Festival. Show more
Tom Service presents a special focus on George Benjamin in his 60th birthday year, with new recordings of a selection of his orchestral works. Show more
...From a long-running duo featuring Shane Parish’s finger-style acoustic guitar and avant-garde percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani. Presented by Corey Mwamba. Show more
Dohnanyi's Variations on a Nursery Tune and Dvorak's Symphony No 7 performed by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Catriona Young presents. Show more