Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Hitzacker Summer Music Days
Christian Tetzlaff, Lars Vogt and the Munich Chamber Orchestra perform music by Beethoven.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical picks
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Benjamin's Written on Skin, Kirsty Wark, Rameau's La Poule
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Presented by Suzy Klein.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Carl Nielsen (1865-1931), Music Is Life
5/5 Donald Macleod surveys Nielsen鈥檚 postwar years including his Wind Quintet.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Czech Roots: LSO Wind Ensemble
The LSO Wind Ensemble play music by Myslivecek, Janacek and Dvorak
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Suisse Romande Orchestra and the New Music Biennial
Music by Tchaikovsky, Bartok and Schoenberg.
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16:30
The Listening Service—Is complicated music better than simple music?
Tom Service looks at complexity in music - can we actually hear what's going on? (R)
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17:00
In Tune—The London Bridge Trio, Leonard Grigoryan, Martin Constantine
Top-class live music from some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Sounds of Summer
When harmony melts gently like a child's ice cream in the summer sun.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bach's Brandenburg Concertos at York Early Music Festival
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos performed by Florilegium at the York Early Music Festival.
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22:00
The Verb—The Sound of Translation
With Rowan Williams, Adam Thirlwell and Adania Shibli.
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22:45
The Essay—Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass, Rame Head Chapel
Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.
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23:00
Music Planet—Lisa O'Neill with Kathryn Tickell
Featuring a studio session from Irish singer Lisa O'Neill
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Late
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00:30
Music Planet World Mix—Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou, Njava, Caetano Veloso
Global beats and roots music from every corner of the world.
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01:00
Through the Night—Croatian Quartets
Sebastian String Quartet perform music by Boris Papandopulo and Tchaikovsky.
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