Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Finnigan's wake and Clara's trio
Music by Bax, Vaughan Williams and James Archibald Potter. John Shea presents.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical mix
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Celia Imrie, Monkey Glands, Sound the Trumpet
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Politics
4/5 Donald Macleod charts Verdi's involvement with politics.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—2019 Hay Festival - Ravel Plus, Ravel Plus: James Newby and Joseph Middleton
Sarah Walker presents Ravel Plus performed by James Newby and Joseph Middleton.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera matinee: Bellini's Il Pirata
Sonya Yoncheva and Pierro Pretti star at La Scala Milan.
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17:00
In Tune—Tamara Stefanovich, Raphael Wallfisch and John York, Il pomo d'oro
Knockout performances from the best musicians on the planet.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Music for a calm mind
A mixtape of classical, world and folk music designed to calm the mind and relax the soul.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Sound, nature and the seasons
Music by Cage, Beethoven and Bartok.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Simon Schama, Siri Hustvedt, Catherine Fletcher at Hay
Rana Mitter discusses writing on art from da Vinci and Rembrandt to Louise Bourgeois.
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22:45
The Essay—Hay Festival 2019, Alys Conran
4/5 Alys Conran reflects on what it's like to read Robinson Crusoe as a novelist.
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23:00
Late Junction—John Doran on New Weird Britain
John Doran joins Max Reinhardt to explore the music of New Weird Britain.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Worldly bliss lasts no time
Howells' Requiem, a Bach cello suite and a concert from Berlin of Bartok and Schumann.
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