Schedule
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Early
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01:00
Through the Night—17/03/2012
A recital given by pianist Sara Daneshpour at the 66th International Chopin Festival.
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Morning
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07:00
Breakfast—Saturday - Martin Handley
Martin Handley presents music by J Strauss II, Bach and John Field.
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09:00
CD Review—Building a Library: Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos.
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Afternoon
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12:15
Music Matters—The Birth of Opera, Spira Mirabilis
Tom Service travels to Florence to discover more about the birth of opera.
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13:00
The Early Music Show—Highlights from the 2011 Kilkenny Arts Festival
Catherine Bott marks St Patrick's Day with highlights from 2011's Kilkenny Arts Festival.
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14:00
Saturday Classics—Great Conductors, Episode 2
James Jolly on great conductors of the media age: Bernstein, von Karajan and Solti.
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16:00
Opera on 3—Live from the Met, Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina
Kirill Petrenko conducts Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
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Evening
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20:30
Jazz Record Requests—17/03/2012
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
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21:30
The Wire—Tony Teardrop
Esther Wilson's biting and comic play about two homeless people.
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22:30
Hear and Now—17/03/2012
Psappha perform music by Sally Beamish, Anthony Payne and Peter Maxwell Davies.
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Late
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00:00
Jazz Library—Alan Skidmore
Saxophonist Alan Skidmore joins Alyn Shipton to select his best recordings.
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01:00
Through the Night—18/03/2012
Jonathan Swain's selection includes pianist Daniil Trifonov playing Liszt and Chopin.
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