Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests and the Friday poem. Email 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk Show more
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning. Show more
Donald Macleod and Alain Frogley explore the changing attitudes to Vaughan Williams’ music since his death. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
The Songs of Duparc at Lammermuir Festival (4/4)
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
From the Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian, the renowned pianist Malcolm Martineau is joined by four of the UK’s outstanding singers to explore the sixteen songs of Henri Duparc. Show more
Martyn Brabbins conducts a new recording of Vaughan Williams's Eighth Symphony with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, plus music by Grace Williams and Elizabeth Maconchy. Show more
The Listening Service
Musical Time Travel: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service on one of Vaughan Williams' most spellbinding pieces of music. Show more
Katie Derham looks forward to the Darbar Festival of Indian Classical Music, and Oxford Lieder Festival. Show more
Music across six centuries and three continents, with pieces from Thomas Tallis, Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, Puccini and Debussy, plus Brazilian Tom Ze and Bassekou Kouyate from Mali. Show more
Radio 3 in Concert
Schumann and Beethoven from Gateshead
2 hours, 28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
The Royal Northern Sinfonia, live in concert from Sage Gateshead, perform Schumann's Cello Concerto, Beethoven's Eighth Symphony and Kaija Saariaho's tone poem Nymphéa Reflection. Show more
Following the death of Benjamin Zephaniah, Ian McMillan presents another chance to hear an extended interview with the poet and writer. Show more
Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers. Poet and dramatist Amanda Dalton talks about the Sea Symphony, a gift from flamboyant Uncle Gordon. Show more
To mark National Album Day, Verity Sharp digs out some of our favourite debut albums from the likes of Laurie Anderson and DJ Shadow, as well as some exciting brand new ones. Show more
Sigrid shares her ultimate heartbreakers with an hour of soothing orchestral music, piano, strings and soundtracks. Show more
Downtime Symphony
Your laid-back orchestral soundtrack, from Tchaikovsky to OutKast
1 hour
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Celeste curates an hour of wind-down music to help you press pause and reset your mind. With chilled sounds of orchestral, jazz, ambient and lo-fi beats to power your downtime. Show more
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