Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Casals Quartet plays Beethoven
The Casals Quartet plays Beethoven's String Quartets Nos 4, 9 and 14.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Breakfast, with our Advent Calendar and an American Portrait.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Tom Holland, Lily Lawrie鈥檚 Living Room, Strozzi's Che si puo fare
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Fantasy and obsession
4/5 Donald Macleod assesses Jan谩膷ek's compulsive need for his muse Kamila St枚sslova.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast International Arts Festival 2019 - Jan谩膷ek and Shostakovich
The Albion Quartet and British pianist Charles Owen perform Jan谩膷ek and Shostakovich.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee: Ponchielli's La Gioconda
Sex and death in Venice - plus the Dance of the Hours for light relief.
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17:00
In Tune—Castalian String Quartet, Robert Hollingworth, Boxwood & Brass
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—Expand your horizons with classical music
In Tune鈥檚 specially curated playlist: an eclectic mix of music, including a few surprises.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Bach and Mozart
Benjamin Grosvenor and Britten Sinfonia play Bach and Mozart.
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22:00
Free Thinking—The shadow of empire and colonialism
Historian William Dalrymple, Wasafiri editor Susheila Nasta and novelist Romesh Gunesekera
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22:45
The Way I See It—Madeleine Thien on Vija Celmins鈥檚 Bikini
19/30 Booker-nominated author Madeleine Thien chooses Vija Celmins鈥檚 Bikini.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the night
A magical sonic journey conjured from the 大象传媒 music archives.
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23:30
Unclassified—Thom Yorke and Edward Norton in New York
Elizabeth Alker presents a New York special plus an interview with Radiohead's Thom Yorke.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Silent Music
Federico Mompou's piano masterpiece M煤sica callada. Presented by John Shea.
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