Schedule
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Early
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01:00
Through the Night—15/10/2011
Susan Sharpe presents Faure, Nielsen and Stravinsky performed by young Danish performers.
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Morning
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07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents music by Pergolesi, Walton and Bach.
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09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique.
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Afternoon
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12:15
Music Matters—Gunther Schuller
Tom Service talks to the American composer Gunther Schuller about his musical life.
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13:00
The Early Music Show—Isabella d'Este - The First Lady of the World
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and musical passions of Isabella d'Este.
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14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nicola Benedetti, Alexei Grynyuk
Nicola Benedetti (violin) and Alexei Grynyuk (piano) in Beethoven and Brahms.
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15:00
Saturday Classics—Alison Balsom, Ten Pieces: Alison Balsom
Trumpeter Alison Balsom shares favourite music, including Bach, Shostakovich and Strauss.
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17:00
Jazz Record Requests—15/10/2011
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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Evening
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18:00
Opera on 3—Weinberg's The Passenger
Andrew McGregor presents a performance of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger.
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21:20
The Wire—The Last Executioner
A play imagining applicants to be the executioner of a triple murderer in Switzerland.
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22:05
Pre-Hear—Richard Causton: Chamber Symphony
Richard Causton: Chamber Symphony - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth.
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22:30
Hear and Now—Pierre Boulez Celebration, Louis Andriessen
Tom Service presents music from the Southbank Centre's celebration of Pierre Boulez.
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Late
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00:00
Jazz Library—Jimmy Woode
Bassist Jimmy Woode discusses his best records in an archive interview with Alyn Shipton. (R)
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01:00
Through the Night—16/10/2011
Archive recordings from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra including Mahler: Symphony No 1.
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