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

In the 150th anniversary year of Alexander Scriabin's birth, David Owen Norris surveys the Russian composer's solo piano music and makes recommendations for a starter collection. Show more

Tom Service speaks to pianist Lucy Parham and author GIllian Opstad about a new book that takes a fresh look at the relationship between Claude Debussy and the singer Emma Bardac. Show more

Jess Gillam chats with harpist Anne Denholm about the music they love, including Sibelius, Rautavaara, Gabriel Prokofiev and Carole King. Show more

Soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside, from the gentle pathos of a Beethoven piano sonata to the pithy humour of a Bernstein quartet. Show more

Young Sherlock Holmes, Silverado, Tombstone, and Lost in Space are just a few of the films scored by Matthew Sweet's guest, Hollywood composer Bruce Broughton. Show more

Kathryn Tickell talks to DJ Ernesto Chahoud about reissues of classic Lebanese music and club night The Beirut Groove Collective, plus we pay tribute to the great Norma Waterson. Show more

Live music from trumpeter Mark Kavuma, plus drummer Nate Smith shares his inspirations. Show more

René Pape stars as the tortured tsar in this New York Metropolitan Opera production of Mussorgsky's operatic masterpiece inspired by Pushkin's play. Show more

Tom Service introduces a performance of Unsuk Chin from this year's Bangor Music Festival plus new music with an Irish connection from Ian Wilson, Karen Power and Finola Merivale. Show more

Kim Macari sits in with music inspired by different environments including the west coast of Sweden, New York and the Baltic Sea. Show more

Arias and choruses from Handel's oratorios and operas. The WDR Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Cologne are joined by Ian Bostridge and Dorothee Mields. Catriona Young presents. Show more