Elizabeth Alker presents Breakfast, including Sunday Bells and a Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape. Show more
Sunday Morning
Sarah Walker with an invigorating musical mix
3 hours, 1 minute
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you’re pottering around the house or packing for a trip away. Show more
2023 marks the centenary of the composer György Ligeti's birth, and in this programme, first broadcast in 1997, he joined Michael Berkeley to share some of his musical passions. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
New Generation Artists in Concert (6)
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Accordionist Ryan Corbett plays Bach's English Suite No 3, Anastasia Kobekina performs Brahms's Second Cello Sonata, plus music from the Fergus McCreadie Trio. Show more
Andreas Scholl and the Prague Ensemble Baroque perform sacred music by Czech composer Frantisek Tuma at the Prague Spring International Music Festival, including Tuma's Te Deum. Show more
Choral Evensong
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Live from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, during the Edinburgh International Festival. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, including music by Sun Ra, Erroll Garner and a new release from John McLaughlin and Shakti. Show more
Tom Service assesses the history of the post of master of the king's (or queen's) music. Show more
Readings from Natalie Simpson and Ray Fearon on the transcendent and numinous, from Shakespeare and Donne to Wordsworth and Larkin. Music from Beethoven to Bruckner. Show more
Sunday Feature
The Many Diagnoses of Robert Schumann
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Phil Hebblethwaite traces the many explanations for Robert Schumann’s illness and death, uncovering a history of psychiatry, politics and social values. Show more
Live at the BBC Proms: François‐Xavier Roth conducts Les Siècles, with soloists Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov, in music by Ligeti and Mozart. Show more
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music, as well as music from Katy Hamilton's pick of Robert Schumann recordings. Show more
The American Clarinet
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star?
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
Berginald Rash explores the developments of the American school of clarinet playing from the late 20th century to today, and plays his favourite performers and tracks. Show more
Linton Stephens mixes a classical playlist for comedy artist Elf Lyons. Show more
Through the Night
Beethoven's Fifth from the Lanaudière Festival in Canada
6 hours
on BBC Radio 3Available for years
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Etienne-Nicolas Méhul's First Symphony and Cherubini's Overture to Lodoïska. Show more
