Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Copland's Clarinet Concerto with Mark Simpson and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Clarinettist and composer Mark Simpson joins Andrew with a recommendation for Copland's concise, jazzy concerto, and Leah Broad discusses new releases from Finland and Estonia. Show more
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Ayanna Witter-Johnson
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam talks to singer, cellist and composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson about the music they love, including Errollyn Wallen, Jill Scott, Barber, and Berio. Show more
Keval Shah opens up a selection of classical music from his point of view as a song accompanist - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Matthew Sweet is joined by New Generation Thinker Iain Smith for a look at how popular film titles and music often appear remade and adapted in other countries around the world. Show more
Kathryn Tickell with new tracks from across the globe, plus a focus on a century of political songs in Egypt. Show more
Highlights from this year’s BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. Plus trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey’s inspirations. Show more
Handel's Ariodante recorded at the Royal Opera House, with Paula Murrihy in the title role. Show more
The latest in new music performance with Kate Molleson - with new tracks from Jim O'Rourke and Julius Aglinskas, and a classic from Betsy Jolas. Show more
Screaming saxophone lines from the Swedish player Anna Högberg’s group Attack and a fresh take on Eric Dolphy’s music from pianist Alexander Hawkins and clarinettist Marco Colonna. Show more
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performs Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra, Schumann's Piano Concerto and James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie. With John Shea. Show more
