Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Emilie Mayer's Overtures and Symphonies
Three orchestras play music by German composer Emilie Mayer. Catriona Young presents.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Hannah's classical mix
Hannah French presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
The ideal mix of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), The End of the Affair
5/5 Donald Macleod explores how Chopin鈥檚 relationship with Sand came to a fractious end.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Consone Quartet play Haydn and late Mendelssohn
Consone Quartet play Haydn's 'Frog' Quartet and Mendelssohn's late String Quartet, Op 80. (R)
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Friday - Sturm und drang from Mozart
The Bavarian Radio Symphony perform Mozart's 'little' Symphony No 25 in G minor.
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16:30
The Listening Service—Handel's Messiah: Hallelujah!
Tom Service lifts the lid on Handel's Messiah. (R)
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17:00
In Tune—Ian Shaw, Guy Barker, Christine Rice, Martyn Brabbins
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Thirty minutes of classical inspiration
An eclectic mix featuring favourites including Elgar and Duke Ellington.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—A Child of Our Time
Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic in Tippett's oratorio A Child of Our Time.
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22:00
The Verb—Poetry Book Club with Douglas Dunn
Ian McMillan and the Poetry Book Club audience are joined by Douglas Dunn.
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22:45
The Essay—Listen Harder, Unspoken Communication
Actor Sophie Stone explores communication, performance and deaf identity.
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23:00
Late Junction—OKI and cktrl in session
Verity Sharp shares the results of our latest improvised collaboration session.
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Late
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01:00
Tearjerker—Sigrid, The best songs to cry to
Sigrid curates a playlist that is perfect for a good cry.
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02:00
Downtime Symphony—A soothing mix of classical, soul and jazz to soundtrack your downtime
Celeste presents an hour of wind-down music to help you press pause and reset your mind. (R)
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03:00
Through the Night—An evening at Villa Casals
Louis Lortie, Paul Meyer and Edgar Moreau play Faur茅, Debussy, Brahms and Beethoven.
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