Martin Handley presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show including a Sunday morning Sounds of the Earth slow radio soundscape.
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Sunday Morning
A perfect Sunday classical mix
3 hours, 1 minute
on BBC Radio 3Available for 12 months
Sarah Walker chooses three hours of attractive and uplifting music to complement your morning, whether you listen every week or you’re joining Sarah for the first time. Show more
A special edition for Black History Month. Michael Berkeley revisits some of the many inspiring guests from recent editions who chose music written or performed by black women. Show more
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Théotime Langlois de Swarte - a treasure trove of Baroque violin music
57 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 12 months
Live from Wigmore Hall: the brilliant young French baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and harpsichordist Justin Taylor unlock a treasure trove of the Baroque. Show more
The Early Music Show
Hidden gems of the French Baroque
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 12 months
Ensemble Moliere, Radio 3's New Generation Baroque Ensemble, perform hidden gems of 18th-century French repertoire, including Guillemain, Duphly, Corrette and Boismortier. Show more
From St Luke’s Church, Chelsea, London, on the Feast of St Luke the Evangelist, with music by Philip Stopford, Lloyd, Harris and William Bolcom. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents jazz records of all styles as requested by you, including music by Charles Mingus, Valaida Snow and Ken Colyer. Show more
The Listening Service
Unripe Cherries: Brahms's Symphony No 4
29 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Tom Service explores one of the most popular, played and performed works of all time, Johannes Brahms's Symphony No 4 in E minor. Show more
Readings by Sian Phillips and Joseph Mydell. Music from Wuthering Heights, Bernard Herrmann's only opera, Butterworth's English Idyll No 1, and The Teddy Bears' Picnic. Show more
Sunday Feature
The musical mouse that roared: the pioneering baroque revival of 1973
44 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Sir Nicholas Kenyon looks back at the events of 1973, an extraordinary year in which many of the UK’s pioneering early music ensembles were established. Show more
In an abandoned pub in Coventry Mr Sims is planning the perfect version of Ira Aldridge’s play The Black Doctor, but music loving teenagers Alex and Ajay are planning a rebellion. Show more
Hannah French presents more from the freshest recordings in classical music, including the recommended version of the Building a Library work, Brahms's Clarinet Trio. Show more
African Classical Music
Innovators, Pioneers and Orchestras
59 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for 12 months
Composer and musician Tunde Jegede presents the music of artists and ensembles who offer unique approaches to African classical traditions. Show more
Linton Stephens tries out a classical playlist on actor and West End star Karl Queensborough. Show more
Cellist Asier Polo joins the Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra and conductor Enrico Dindo in Elgar's Cello Concerto. Jonathan Swain presents. Show more
