Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Debussy and Saint-Saëns from Switzerland
Fabien Gabel conducts the Basel Symphony Orchestra in two prominent French works.
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Morning
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06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Rise and shine with classical music
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—Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony from the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Live performance and specially made concert recordings from home and abroad.
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16:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844), Touring Europe
4/5 Donald Macleod follows Franz Xaver Mozart on his tour of Europe.
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17:00
In Tune—Maxim Vengerov and Peter Moore
Petroc introduces live music from Peter Moore, Maxim Vengerov and Evgenia Startseva.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Your daily classical soundtrack
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Ben Goldscheider plays Mozart's Horn Concerto
The BBC NOW and Ryan Bancroft perform two horn concerti and Sibelius's 5th Symphony.
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21:45
The Essay—On Disappointment, Politics
Rachel Cooke looks at the disappointments which seem to be built into political life. (R)
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22:00
Night Tracks—Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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23:30
'Round Midnight—A crooning number from The Peddlers
Soweto presents an optimistic track from the British jazz soul trio The Peddlers.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Opera arias by Handel, Vivaldi and Rameau
Soprano Serena Sáenz with Baroque ensemble Vespres d'Arnadí and conductor Dani Espasa.
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