Elizabeth Alker with her Breakfast melange of classical music, folk, found sounds and the odd Unclassified track. Start your weekend right.
Record Review
Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony in Building a Library with Gillian Moore and Andrew McGregor
2 hours, 47 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Gillian Moore's recommendation for Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony and the best of this week's new releases with Natasha Loges. Show more
Music Matters
David Hockney's art installation Bigger and Closer, with music by Nico Muhly
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
David Hockney's art installation with music by Nico Muhly. Two new operas: A Thousand Splendid Suns, on women in Afghanistan, and The Emperor's Waltz by 18-year-old Alma Deutscher. Show more
This Classical Life
Jess Gillam with... Laura Misch
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Jess Gillam and fellow saxophonist Laura Misch share the music they love, including tracks by Bjork, Hildegard von Bingen and Bob Marley. Show more
Inside Music
Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston with joyful birds and heartfelt words
1 hour, 56 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, from six-note ingenuity to symphonic energy at its highest. Show more
Mark Mothersbaugh's score for Cocaine Bear is the inspiration for this week's programme with Matthew Sweet, who looks at music for films with animals behaving badly. Show more
Lopa Kothari with recordings made in October 2002 at the WOMEX event in Lisbon, including sets by Sara Correira, Israel Fernández and Startijenn. Show more
J to Z
Rebecca Nash in session and Joe Chambers' inspirations
1 hour, 29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Rising star pianist Rebecca Nash is live in session, plus jazz great Joe Chambers' inspirations. Show more
Opera on 3
Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
3 hours, 29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk from the New York Metropolitan Opera, starring soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva and tenor Brandon Jovanovich, and conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson. Show more
Tom Service with the latest in new music performance, including works by Juste Janulyte and Tyshawn Sorey. Show more
Corey Mwamba presents new music with undercurrents of intensity. Featuring British guitarist Alex Ward, a saxophone supergroup and Middle Eastern-inspired sound experiments. Show more
Through the Night
Cameron Crozman at the Domaine Forget International Festival in Canada
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3
Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman and pianist Meagan Milatz play Brahms's Cello Sonata No 2, plus music by David Popper, Dvorak, de Falla and Fazil Say. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more
