Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Songs by Chopin, Tomasek and Dvorak
John Shea presents a recital given by soprano Hana Blazikova and pianist Wojciech Switala.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents the breakfast show, with the Best of British Music Playlist.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday - Sarah Walker with AC Grayling
With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No 5.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Weimar (1708-1717)
2/5 Donald Macleod follows the young Bach to his new job at the court of Weimar. (R)
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Radio 3 New Generation Artists, Episode 1
1/4 With a violin sonata by Mozart, songs by Wolf and a piano sonata by Beethoven.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Sibelius's Symphonies, Sibelius Symphony No 2
2/7 Penny Gore features Sibelius's Symphony No 2. Plus Nielsen, Pierne, Schubert and Walton.
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16:30
In Tune—Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth, Xuefei Yang, Camerata Alma Viva
Sean Rafferty's guests include violinist Pinchas Zukerman and cellist Amanda Forsyth.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Weimar (1708-1717)
2/5 Donald Macleod follows the young Bach to his new job at the court of Weimar. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—大象传媒 Singers - Music for 40 Voices
The 大象传媒 Singers perform 40-voice music by Tallis, Striggio and contemporary composers.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Landmark: Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu
A landmark edition celebrating Proust's great novel In Search of Lost Time.
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22:45
The Essay—The Book that Changed Me, Tracey Thorn on The Female Eunuch
2/5 Singer Tracey Thorn on how Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch spoke to her as a teenager. (R)
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23:00
Late Junction—Tuesday - Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp's selection includes traditional music from China's Yunnan province.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Verdi's Simon Boccanegra
John Shea's selection includes a performance given in Warsaw of Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
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