Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds plus the odd Unclassified track, and featuring two shortlisted entries from the Carol Competition. Show more
Record Review
Ravel's Piano Trio in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
In Building a Library, Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor, plus some of the best new classical releases assessed. Show more
Kate Molleson talks to organist Olivier Latry; Roger Nichols on his book From Berlioz to Boulez; Mexican Christmas musical traditions; Royal Academy of Music archive 200 Pieces. Show more
This Classical Life
Christmas Party with the Kings Singers
28 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam dons her Christmas jumper and is joined by The King's Singers, a fairylight bedecked studio and several packets of party rings to share their favourite Christmas music. Show more
Inside Music
Pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege with spirituals, seasons, and strong women
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Samantha Ege reveals works of music in a new light, and finds female composers and performers with remarkable stories, including Nina Simone and Vitězslava Kaprálová. Show more
With the appearance this week of James Cameron's long-awaited sequel to Avatar, Matthew Sweet meets its composer, Simon Franglen, to discuss his music for The Way Of Water. Show more
Kathryn Tickell presents a round-up of some of her favourite releases of the year, plus we hear from Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré.
Join the J to Z presenters for a Christmas special full of winter warmth and the best albums and live performances of 2022. Show more
From the New York Met: Luca Salsi stars as Verdi's hunchbacked jester Rigoletto, whose implacable quest for vengeance brings only personal tragedy to himself and his daughter. Show more
New Music Show
Georg Friedrich Haas's Concerto Grosso for 4 alphorns and orchestra
1 hour, 59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Tom Service introduces some of the latest sounds, including a string quartet by maverick Gerald Barry and Georg Friedrich Haas's Concerto Grosso No 1 for 4 alphorns and orchestra. Show more
Corey Mwamba celebrates the best in free jazz and new improvised music, with selections that make the spaces between the notes dance. Show more
British conductor Simon Robinson and the SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra perform Slovenian composer Maksimilijan Feguš. Dorotea Senica is the soloist in Ibert's Flute Concerto. Show more
