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Essential Classics Episodes

  1. Monday - Sarah Walker with Beeban Kidron

    Artist of the Week: pianist Steven Osborne, featured in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29.

  2. Breaking Free: Friday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the Juilliard String Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 4

  3. Breaking Free: Thursday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Includes the Prazak Quartet performing Schoenberg's String Quartet No 3.

  4. Breaking Free: Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the LaSalle Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 2.

  5. Breaking Free: Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. Including the Leipzig String Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet No 1.

  6. Breaking Free: Monday - Rob Cowan with Susie Orbach

    With Rob Cowan. With Breaking Free: Brodsky Quartet in Schoenberg's String Quartet in D.

  7. Friday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Handel's Messiah (excerpt).

  8. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Haydn's Symphony No 104.

  9. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured playing Schubert.

  10. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured playing Mozart's Symphony No 41.

  11. Monday - Sarah Walker with Clare Balding

    Including Artists of the Week: Academy of Ancient Music, featured in Arne's Overture No 1.

  12. Friday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: pianist Claudio Arrau, featured performing Debussy's Images (Book 2).

  13. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: Claudio Arrau, featured performing Brahms's Piano Concerto No 2.

  14. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: pianist Claudio Arrau, featured performing Schumann's Humoreske Op 20.

  15. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: Claudio Arrau, featured playing Schubert's Piano Sonata 19 in C minor.

  16. Monday - Rob Cowan with Ray Mears

    Artist of the Week: pianist Claudio Arrau, featured performing Liszt's Hungarian Fantasy.

  17. Friday - Rob Cowan with Tony Robinson

    Artist of the Week: Charles Munch, featured conducting Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2.

  18. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Tony Robinson

    With Artist of the Week: Charles Munch, featured conducting Mendelssohn's Symphony No 3.

  19. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Tony Robinson

    Including Artist of the Week: Charles Munch, featured conducting Dvorak's Symphony No 8.

  20. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Tony Robinson

    With Artist of the Week: Charles Munch, featured conducting Stravinsky's Jeu de cartes.

  21. Monday - Rob Cowan with Tony Robinson

    Artist of the Week: Charles Munch, featured conducting part of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet.

  22. Friday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry

    Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, featured in music by Moscheles.

  23. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry

    Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, in Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp

  24. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry

    Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, featured in CPE Bach's Flute Concerto No 3.

  25. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry

    Including Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, featured playing music by Couperin.

  26. Monday - Sarah Walker with Vivienne Parry

    Artist of the Week: flautist Aurele Nicolet, featured in Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante.

  27. Friday - Sarah Walker with Lynne Truss

    Artist of the Week: pianist Moura Lympany, featured in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 1.

  28. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Lynne Truss

    Including Artist of the Week: pianist Moura Lympany, featured performing music by Falla.

  29. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Lynne Truss

    Artist of the Week: pianist Moura Lympany, featured in Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No 1.

  30. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Lynne Truss

    Artist of the Week: pianist Moura Lympany, featured playing Chopin's Preludes, Op 28.

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