Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Rachmainov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, plus Joseph McHardy reviews new discs of baroque music with Andrew McGregor. Show more
Kate Molleson looks back on a year of musical connection and reflection as she revisits some of the guests we have featured on Music Matters. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Bridget Kibbey
1 hour, 17 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and harpist Bridget Kibbey share the music they love. With music from Chick Corea, Alegros Gramma, Sophie Hutchings, Portishead, Ravel, Rachmaninov and Haydn. Show more
Inside Music
Conductor Jonathan Berman discovers what’s hidden in music
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Jonathan Berman opens up a selection of music from a conductor’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Matthew looks at music for the Tough Guy Movie, especially films featuring the creations of Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Bronson, Washington and Willis - heroes with staying power. Show more
Lopa Kothari presents live music from some of the artists who would have performed at WOMAD this weekend including Amaraterra, Gwenifer Raymond and Electric Jalaba Show more
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane digs into his influences, sharing music and stories about his parents, Alice and John Coltrane. Plus concert highlights from pianist Omer Klein. Show more
Iván Fischer conducts his thrilling Budapest Festival Orchestra in music of their homeland by Bartók as well as Mahler's famous Fifth Symphony in a concert at Usher Hall in 2012. Show more
Tom Service introduces items from a Birmingham Contemporary Music Group concert alongside work by composers with links to the region, plus 'Sounding Change' with Laura Bowler. Show more
Guitarist Jessica Ackerley remembers two of her mentors who passed away this year and host Corey Mwamba selects an archival live recording from the trumpeter Claude Deppa. Show more
Through the Night
Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2019
6 hours on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Performances by the first prize winners in the Wind Quintet and String Quartet Finals, presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more