Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—20/12/2011
With Jonathan Swain. Christmas music for the Orthodox Church, the oratorio The Nativity.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by J Strauss II, Bach and Sibelius.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music by Liadov, Sibelius and Beethoven.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Conflict and Resolution
2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on three operas from key moments in Handel's career.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Nicolas Angelich
9/12 Recital by Nicolas Angelich. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 2 in A, Op 2; Sonata No 16 in G.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Great Music Festivals of 2011, Episode 2
2/4 Louise Fryer with music from 2011's festivals, by J Strauss II, Handel, Ravel, Stravinsky.
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17:00
Words and Music—Law and Order
Andrew Buchan and Josette Simon read poetry and prose about crime, police and the courts. (R)
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Evening
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18:15
New Generation Artists—ATOS Trio, Clara Mouriz, Christian Ihle Hadland, Alexandra Soumm, Victor Julien-Laferriere
Music from the ATOS Trio, Clara Mouriz (mezzo) and Christian Ihle Hadland (piano).
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Skampa Quartet and Stephen Hough - Czech Music
The Skampa Quartet and Stephen Hough perform music by Janacek, Smetana and Dvorak.
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22:00
Night Waves—Scientific Breakthroughs
Anne McElvoy on the scientific breakthroughs anticipated to shape the 21st century.
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22:45
The Essay—The Writer's Dickens, Romesh Gunesekera - The Orphan Eye
2/5 Romesh Gunesekera on how Dickens addresses the move from childhood into the world beyond.
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23:00
Late Junction—Fiona Talkington - 20/12/2011
Fiona Talkington presents music from Messiaen and Dunajska Kapelye, plus Balinese gamelan.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—21/12/2011
Jonathan Swain presents Massenet's Christmas opera Le jongleur de Notre-Dame.
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