Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Tasmin Little reviews some new releases that have caught her attention. Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat. Show more
Music Matters
John Adams's new opera 'Antony and Cleopatra'
44 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Composer John Adams on his new opera 'Antony and Cleopatra' and a review by Nicholas Kenyon. J.S. Bach’s unfinished ‘Little Organ Book’ is finally completed with 118 new pieces. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Fatma Said
28 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Jess is joined by soprano Fatma Said for a listening party of the music they love the most, including Dhafer Youssef, Elliott Smith, Jane Morgan, Massenet and Haydn. Show more
Inside Music
Singer and songwriter Olivia Chaney finds musical connections and contradictions
1 hour, 56 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Singer/songwriter Olivia Chaney reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from flamenco to the fragmented melodies of Edmund Finnis. Show more
Matthew Sweet talks with the wildly successful, classically trained Dutch composer Tom Holkenborg, a.k.a. Junkie XL, a star of club electronica, video games and film scores. Show more
A special devoted to the music of Brazil, as it celebrates 200 years of independence. Show more
Live music from UK saxophonist Trish Clowes, and Cuban pianist Omar Sosa shares his jazz inspirations. Show more
Opera on 3
Cav & Pag from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
3 hours, 29 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
In Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci love, jealousy and vengeance propel opera's most famous double bill to its grisly ends. Antonio Pappano conducts. Show more
New Music Show
Marja Ahti's Membranes - sonic and haptic thresholds
1 hour, 59 minutes on BBC Radio 3
Available for years
Tom Service presents the latest in new music performance including works inspired by the shifting glaciers and icecaps of Antarctica and by vibrating skin. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents improvised pairings in dialogue, unbound by genre and in innovative locations. Show more
Pianist Mariam Batsashvili celebrates composer, singer and teacher Pauline Viardot with music from her circle of composer friends. Presented by Jonathan Swain. Show more