Schedule
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Early
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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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Morning
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07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents music by Adams, Strauss and Rimsky-Korsakov.
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09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
With Andrew McGregor. Building a Library: Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
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Afternoon
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12:15
Music Feature—Music of the King James Bible
Richard Coles on the influence that the Authorised Version of the Bible has had on music. (R)
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13:00
The Early Music Show—Charpentier and Christmas
Lucie Skeaping explores baroque Christmas music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.
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14:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Nicolas Altstaedt, Jose Gallardo
Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) plays music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Boulanger and Piazzolla.
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15:00
Saturday Classics—John Wilson: Screen Music Greats of Hollywood, Curl up in Front of the Fire for a Christmas Movie
John Wilson selects music by Dmitri Tiomkin, John Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Danny Elfman.
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17:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Donizetti's La fille du regiment
Yves Abel conducts Donizetti's La fille du regiment at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
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Evening
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20:15
Jazz Record Requests—24/12/2011
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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21:15
Between the Ears—A Moment of Mishearing
Amit Chaudhuri on how music has a common root in both Eastern and Western traditions. (R)
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21:45
Pre-Hear—David Sawer, Juste Janulyte, Roger Smalley, Michael Finnissey
Music by David Sawer, Michael Finnissy, Juste Janulyte and Roger Smalley.
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22:30
Hear and Now—Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2011, Episode 4
4/4 With music by Michael Parsons, James Saunders, Christian Wolff and Arvo Part.
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Late
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00:00
Jazz Library—The Best New Releases of 2011
Alyn Shipton and guests select the best new releases of 2011.
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01:00
Through the Night—25/12/2011
Jonathan Swain presents Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ.
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