Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
BBC Proms Composer – Purcell with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Kirsten Gibson chooses five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms composer Henry Purcell and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best of recent classical releases. Show more
Alex Ross on his book Wagnerism', tenor Allan Clayton on the effects of Covid-19, UK organisations' plans for live music, and Alondra de la Parra and her Impossible Orchestra. Show more
Jess Gillam and flautist Katherine Bryan share the music they love, with music from Gerald Finzi, Dusty Springfield, Christopher Rouse and Caroline Shaw. Show more
Inside Music
Violinist Tai Murray invites you to dance, celebrate and eat cheese
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Violinist Tai Murray opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Matthew Sweet meets the British-born composer of Shrek, Narnia and Mulan, Harry Gregson-Williams, for a look back at his career in film. Show more
The best roots-based music from across the world, plus a Road Trip to Boyacá in Colombia, home to the traditional style of Carranga. Show more
Live music from trailblazing UK septet Nérija. Plus, Cuban vocalist Daymé Arocena shares the tracks that inspire her. Show more
New Generation Artists: Beethoven, Schubert and Haydn from Elisabeth Brauss, Katharina Konradi and Simon Hofele, some of the current members of Radio 3's young artist programme. Show more
The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dalia Stasevska with South African soprano Golda Schultz and violinist Nicola Benedetti. A musical feast of old favourites and new delights. Show more
Tom Service presents the latest in new music performance, including highlights from this year's Witten New Music Days. Show more
A conversational duo between two idiosyncratic voices of the American avant-garde and Ndikho Xaba’s unique blend of American spiritual jazz and South African traditions. Show more
From the Philharmonie Berlin, Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust, conducted by John Storgards. Presented by Catriona Young. Show more