Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
Essential Classics
Ian Skelly with Essential Rhapsodies and Chopin's Raindrop Prelude
3 hours on BBC Radio 3
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Show more
In the wake of his failure to secure a lucrative permanent role, Donald Macleod examines how Beethoven made money from 1807 to 1809 and his business dealings with Muzio Clementi. Show more
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The artists of this concert from the Herne Early Music Days Festival bring dramatic feuds to life in the shark pool of the Dresden violin and piano virtuosi. With Catriona Young. Show more