Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Louis Lortie plays Beethoven in Montreal
From his complete Beethoven piano series, Louis Lortie plays five sonatas. With John Shea.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical alarm call
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Ian Skelly with essential viola music and Bray's Agnus Dei
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—Beethoven Unleashed: Private Papers, The Conversation Books
4/5 Donald Macleod explores notebooks used to converse in writing with the deaf composer.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Festival 2016, Liszt and Schubert from the 2016 Cheltenham Music Festival
3/4 Liszt and Schubert from the 2016 Cheltenham Music Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Opera Matinee - Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann
A performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann recorded at the Vienna State Opera in 2019.
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17:00
In Tune—James Gilchrist, Howard Goodall, Christian Garrick
Sean Rafferty presents music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—02/07/2020
Several centuries of music in half an hour from Rameau to Philip Glass via Rachmaninov.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Mendelssohn's Elijah
Jeffrey Skidmore conducts Mendelssohn's Elijah. Concert from Birmingham Town Hall in 2008.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Gambling, good leadership and economic history
Anne McElvoy looks at gambling and at lessons from past US presidents.
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22:45
The Essay—New Generation Thinkers 2020, Tudor Virtual Reality
4/10 The link between VR dinosaurs and a Tudor wall painting of the Judgement of Solomon.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for night owls
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—02/07/2020
Elizabeth Alker with music that defies classification.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Chiemgau Music Spring Festival
Kodaly, Enescu and Brahms from 2019's Chiemgau Music Spring Festival. John Shea presents.
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