Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—23/12/2011
Jonathan Swain presents Giovanni Ristori's Christmas-themed mass.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Rachmaninov, Mozart and Arnold.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Friday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music by Liadov, Mozart and Dvorak.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Georg Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Handel and Jennens
5/5 Donald Macleod explores the collaborations between Handel and librettist Charles Jennens.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—LSO St Luke's Beethoven Piano Sonata Series, Barry Douglas
12/12 Barry Douglas in Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: No 25 in G, Op 79; No 29 in B flat, Op 106.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Great Music Festivals of 2011, Episode 4
4/4 Louise Fryer with music from 2011's festivals, by Handel, Mozart, Frescobaldi, Zemlinsky.
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17:00
Words and Music—Hallelujah!
Celebrating the many facets of joy, with readings by Jane Horrocks and Rory Kinnear. (R)
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Evening
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18:15
New Generation Artists—Christian Ihle Hadland, Jennifer Johnston, Khatia Buniatishvili, Igor Levit
Featuring Christian Ihle Hadland, Jennifer Johnston, Khatia Buniatishvili and Igor Levit.
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St John's, Smith Square, Handel - Messiah (Part 1)
1/2 Katie Derham presents of Part 1 of Handel's Messiah, from St John's, Smith Square, London.
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20:20
Twenty Minutes—Angelology
The Rev Lucy Winkett explores traditional images of angels.
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20:40
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Live from St John's, Smith Square, Handel - Messiah (Part 2)
2/2 Katie Derham presents Part 2 of Handel's Messiah, conducted by Stephen Layton.
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22:45
The Essay—The Writer's Dickens, Justin Cartwright - Christmas
5/5 Justin Cartwright reflects on the place that Christmas occupies in Charles Dickens's work.
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23:00
World on 3—WOMAD 2011 Unheard Tracks
Mary Ann Kennedy presents music from around the world and music from WOMAD 2011.
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Late
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01:00
Through the Night—24/12/2011
Jonathan Swain presents Tchaikovsky's complete ballet Sleeping Beauty, from 2008's Proms.
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