Singer Zara McFarlane shares her eclectic taste in music with a special mix of her favourite tracks from jazz artists including Kokoroko, Blue Lab Beats, Sons of Kemet and more. Show more
Seonaid Aitken with a specially curated mixtape inspired by nature and the environment, featuring sounds from the natural world, including birdsong, desert winds and ocean waves. Show more
Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.
Record Review
Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony with Mark Simpson and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Mark Simpson chooses his favourite recording of Richard Strauss's epic An Alpine Symphony, plus a new box set showcasing the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Show more
Music Matters
Between tradition and evolution in Scotland
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Kate Moleson in Scotland with a piping competition, a new music centre in Edinburgh, the School of Scottish Studies archive, and Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Alex Baranowski
27 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and composer Alex Baranowski swap tracks and share the music they love, with Philip Glass Koyaanisqatsi, Yevgeny Kissin playing Schubert, Goldfrapp and Mazzy Star. Show more
Inside Music
Percussionist Michael Doran on collaboration and car horns
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Michael Doran opens up a selection of classical music from a percussionist’s point of view - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
With the release this week of Cry Macho, Matthew Sweet looks back on the music written for the films of Clint Eastwood, both as actor and director. Show more
Kathryn Tickell with new tracks from across the globe, plus Iranian-Israeli singer Liraz in session. Show more
Influential pianist and composer Donald Brown shares his inspirations. Plus London Jazz Festival highlights. Show more
Alain Altinoglu conducts the Vienna Philhamonic in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust at the 2021 Salzburg Festival. Charles Castronovo sings Faust with Elina Garanca as Marguerite. Show more
A soundscape of nostalgia, loneliness and reflection on Kwei’s journey home after a concert as he recollects memories following a big move to a new city. Show more
Tom Service introduces music from this year's Donaueschingen Festival, Plus-Minus Ensemble perform Laurence Crane, and Robert Worby interviews composer and vocalist Pamela Z. Show more
Corey Mwamba meets American trumpeter and bandleader Jaimie Branch for back-to-back selections of their favourite improvised moments on record. Show more
The London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle at LSO St Luke's perform Schubert's Ninth Symphony and are joined by Leonidas Kavakos for Berg's Violin Concerto. With John Shea. Show more
