Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Esther - the first English oratorio
Solomon's Knot performs Handel's Esther at the 2024 Saar International Music Festival.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Birdsong and Bach to banish those morning blues
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
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09:30
Essential Classics—The ideal mix of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.
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Afternoon
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13:00
Classical Live—Pianist Mariam Batsashvili live from London's Wigmore Hall
Linton Stephens showcases unique recordings from the UK and beyond.
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16:00
Composer of the Week—Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594), Rome, Here I Come
1/5 Donald Macleod investigates the life of a Renaissance genius, Giovanni da Palestrina.
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17:00
In Tune—Classical music live in the studio
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Relax into your day with classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mendelssohn and Wagner from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Superstar mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton joins the CBSO for Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder.
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21:45
The Essay—Unsung Heroes, 1. Who Wrote Carmen?
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
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22:00
Night Tracks—Sublime sounds for nightfall
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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23:30
'Round Midnight—Jon Batiste鈥檚 4/4
The star US singer and composer selects four of his best loved albums this week.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Rasch and Beethoven
The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Beethoven's 9th and a new work.
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