Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
BBC Proms Composers - Gaming Music with Louise Blain and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
Louise Blain chooses five essential recordings of gaming music ahead of next week's Gaming Prom and explains why you need to hear them, plus the best new classical releases. Show more
New Generation Artists Summer Showcase: pianist Tom Borrow plays Schumann's Fantasie in C major, and mezzo Helen Charlston performs a group of Brahms songs in Birmingham. Show more
Jess Gillam and violinist Elena Urioste share the music they love, including Missy Mazzoli, the voices of Jessye Norman and Bjork, plus the Pet Shop Boys’ take on Michael Nyman. Show more
Inside Music
Conductor Kevin John Edusei with music of purity and power
1 hour, 44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Conductor Kevin John Edusei reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, including hypnotic music from Jan Garbarek and Schubert reimagined by Hans Zender. Show more
Sound of Cinema
Stranger Things about the Eighties
22 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
What was it about the 1980s setting that proved so distinctive and right for Stranger Things? Matthew Sweet reflects on the spirit of the decade as told through its music for film. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: Alice Farnham conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra at Battersea Arts Centre in new pieces by BBC Young Composer winners. Presented by Jess Gillam. Show more
Music Planet
WOMAD 2022: Angelique Kidjo, Cimafunk, ADG7
1 hour, 15 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Lopa Kothari presents live music and recorded highlights from the WOMAD festival, including sets from Cimafunk, ADG7 and Angelique Kidjo. Show more
Concert highlights from bassist Christian McBride’s new quintet, live at SF Jazz. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in Respighi, Dukas and, with soloists Natalya Romaniw and George Gagnidze, the concert version of Puccini's Il Tabarro. Show more
Tom Service presents the latest in new music performance, with a focus on Alexander Goehr, including an in-depth interview and the world premiere of his work The Master Said. Show more
Corey Mwamba shares new improvised music channelling deep feeling through drones, from dub-inspired Afrofuturism to industrial mandolins via Greece. Show more
Star soloists and ensembles come together for the Gohrisch International Shostakovich Days Festival. Catriona Young presents. Show more
