Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Handel's Alessandro
John Shea presents music including Handel's opera Alessandro.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill. Featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 20 Favourite Voices.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Pam Ferris
Artist of the Week: Wilhelm Kempff, featured in Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat, D960.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Freedom Versus Tyranny
3/5 Donald Macleod explores the dark recesses of Puccini's political thriller, Tosca. (R)
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Aldeburgh Festival 2015, Episode 2
2/4 From Snape Maltings, performances of music by Debussy, Edward Nesbit, Ravel and Ades.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Swiss Orchestras and Recitals, Episode 3
3/4 Katie Derham presents music from Swiss concerts, by Beethoven, Hindemith and Mendelssohn.
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15:30
Choral Evensong—Westminster Cathedral
Choral Vespers from Westminster Cathedral.
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16:30
In Tune—Graham Fitkin, Simon Haram, Peter Hoare, Jonathan Dove, Joshua Bloom
Ian Skelly presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), Freedom Versus Tyranny
3/5 Donald Macleod explores the dark recesses of Puccini's political thriller, Tosca. (R)
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19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—CBSO - Haydn, Mozart, Rachmaninov
Edward Gardner conducts the CBSO in music by Haydn, Mozart and Rachmaninov.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Touch and Emotion, Siobhan Davies, Public
Philip Dodd on the links between dance, art and the brain. Plus the meaning of 'public'.
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22:45
The Essay—World War One Round the World, Series 2, Amman - Jordan, a Country of Nationalists
3/5 Lina Attel explores how Jordanian national culture has survived since World War One.
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23:00
Late Junction—Wednesday - Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt introduces music from the Unthanks, Makely Ka, Trentemoller and Bellows.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Mazovia Goes Baroque Festival
John Shea presents a concert featuring the United Continuo Ensemble and tenor Jan Kobow.
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