Classical music for breakfast time plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track. Show more

Richard Wigmore joins Andrew McGregor to find the must-have recording of Haydn's dramatic Missa in tempore belli, his Mass in Time of War. Show more

Kate Molleson looks at the impact of minimalism on music today. She talks to the violinist Warren Ellis about his book 'Nina Simone's Gum' & meets Laurence Crane as he turns 60. Show more

Jess Gillam is joined by composer Carlos Simon to share the music they love including Philip Glass, Quincy Jones, Gabriela Lena Frank, Earth Wind and Fire and Sibelius. Show more

Conductor and keyboard player Steven Devine opens up a selection of music - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more

Matthew Sweet meets director and composer John Carpenter to talk about writing music for his films and his score for Halloween Kills, which was released this week. Show more

Kathryn Tickell interviews author, producer and sound recordist Ian Brennan about his latest releases of rare music and his book Muse-Sick: A Music Manifesto in Fifty-Nine Notes. Show more

The late Pee Wee Ellis live in concert, plus singer Madeleine Peyroux’s musical inspirations. Show more

Mozart's early opera seria, Mitridate, re di Ponto, in a famous production by Graham Vick. Christophe Rousset conducts. Michael Spyres sings the title role. Show more

The latest in new music including performances from the Venice Biennale Musicale 2021. Show more

Corey Mwamba presents the best in adventurous improvised music, featuring pianist Aman Mahajan’s musical responses to his mother’s poetic reflections on quietude. Show more

Violinist Miquel Muñiz and pianist Lluís Rodríguez Salvà at the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, as part of El Primer Palau Young Talent Series. Catriona Young presents. Show more