Elizabeth Alker's breakfast melange of classical music, folk, unclassified tracks, found sounds and the now 'world-famous' croissant corner. Start your Saturday right.
Record Review
Beethoven's String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1, with Laura Tunbridge and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's dynamic String Quartet in F, Op 18 No 1, plus a round-up of the week's best classical new releases. Show more
Tom Service talks to Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená about performing Kurt Weill with the LSO and about their artistic collaborations. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Magdalena Hoffman
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and harpist Magdalena Hoffman share the music they love, with the revolutionary sound of Gil Scott-Heron, Portico Quartet, Nino Rota, Schumann and Esperanza Spalding. Show more
Inside Music
Bass Matthew Rose with vocal virtuosity and orchestral intensity
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Bass Matthew Rose opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more
Japan is one of gaming's most important epicentres. Louise Blain goes in search of the music of this key sub-genre. Featuring such releases as Okami, Zelda and Final Fantasy. Show more
Lopa Kothari with new music from around the world, plus an interview with Tibetan singer Yungchen Lhamo. Show more
The late Pee Wee Ellis live in concert, plus singer Madeleine Peyroux’s musical inspirations. Show more
Puccini’s Turandot, conducted by Marco Armiliato, with Liudmyla Monastyrska as Turandot, Yonghoon Lee as Calàf, Ermonela Jaho as Liù and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Timur. Show more
Tectonics Glasgow 2022 hosted last weekend by Ilan Volkov and the BBC SSO: Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller, Pascale Criton and many others question what music can should or might be. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents new improvised music exploring speculative visions of nature and daring ‘ballistic fire’ music. Show more
The RAI National Symphony Orchestra are joined by pianist Alexander Malofeev for Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2, before Tchaikovsky's brooding 'Pathetique' Symphony. With John Shea. Show more