Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—26/04/2012
Jonathan Swain introduces a recital by cellist Mischa Maisky and pianist Martha Argerich.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), The Hidden Man
4/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's experiences during the Second World War in Greece.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NGA Spring Programmes 2012, Jennifer Johnston, Signum Quartet, Nicolas Altstaedt
3/4 With performances by Jennifer Johnston, the Signum Quartet and Nicolas Altstaedt.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Weill - The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Louise Fryer presents Kurt Weill's opera The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
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16:30
In Tune—The Flying Dutchman, Steven Isserlis, Mhairi Lawson
Director Jonathan Kent brings in the two stars of ENO's new Wagner Flying Dutchman.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Nikos Skalkottas (1904-1949), The Hidden Man
4/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Skalkottas's experiences during the Second World War in Greece.
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Academy of Ancient Music - Monteverdi and His Contemporaries
Academy of Ancient Music in music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries.
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22:00
Night Waves—Mormonism, Billy Bragg on Woody Guthrie, David Starkey, The Monk
Presented by Anne McElvoy. Includes Mormonism, Woody Guthrie, David Starkey and The Monk.
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22:45
The Essay—Shakespeare and Love, Helen Hackett
4/5 Helen Hackett argues that Shakespeare used sonnets to speak a higher truth about love.
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23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents music from trumpeter Dave Douglas and oud player Khyam Allami.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—27/04/2012
Jonathan Swain presents the LPO and conductor Vladimir Jurowski from the 2011 Proms.
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