Schedule
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Early
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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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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Tallis, Barber and Paganini.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music by Liadov, Walton and Smetana.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Handel and the Age of the Celebrity Singer
3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on three of the most important singers in Handel's career.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Elisabeth Leonskaja
10/12 Elisabeth Leonskaja in Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: No 8; No 9 in E; No 31 in A flat.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Great Music Festivals of 2011, Episode 3
3/4 Music from 2011's continental festivals, by Bruckner and Mozart.
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15:30
Choral Evensong—Portsmouth Cathedral
From Portsmouth Cathedral.
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16:30
Words and Music—Illusions of Power
Words and music on the theme of power, with readings by Sheila Hancock and Tom Hollander. (R)
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Evening
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18:00
New Generation Artists—Nicolas Altstaedt, Escher Quartet, Tom Arthurs
Music from Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), the Escher Quartet and Tom Arthurs (trumpet).
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Tallis Scholars - Nativity Music
The Tallis Scholars perform music for the Nativity by Palestrina and Praetorius.
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22:00
Night Waves—Greed
Is greed good? Philip Dodd and guests discuss.
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22:45
The Essay—The Writer's Dickens, AL Kennedy - No Hope of Return
3/5 AL Kennedy explores Dickens' literary response to the themes of poverty, misery and death.
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23:00
Late Junction—Fiona Talkington - 21/12/2011
Fiona Talkington presents music by Poulenc and Leila plus tradition sounds from Tahiti.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—22/12/2011
Jonathan Swain introduces a performance of the Scarlatti Christmas cantata Cinque Profeti.
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