Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Widmann, Beethoven and Vaughan Williams from Berlin
Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto with soloist Martin Helmchen. Jonathan Swain presents.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Wednesday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Suzy Klein
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—Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), War
3/5 Donald Macleod explores the defining effect that war had on Vaughan Williams.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2020 (2/4)
The Dudok Quartet perform music from the Renaissance. Gabriela Montero plays her own work.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (3/4)
The Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra perform works by Suk and Vorisek.
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15:30
Choral Evensong—Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge
From the Chapel of Clare College, Cambridge.
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16:30
New Generation Artists—A Musical Zoo
Bass-baritone Ashley Riches sings Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo.
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17:00
In Tune—Francois-Xavier Roth, Kitty MacFarlane
Sean Rafferty with music and conversation with some of the world's finest musicians.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—Half an hour of the finest classical music
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical music.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Brahms in Bournemouth
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform Brahms, Mozart and Mendelssohn.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871)
Matthew Sweet and guests assess Darwin's arguments about the human species, sex and race.
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22:45
The Essay—Science Notes, Impression
3/5 James Burke connects Italian electricity to Debussy via a baron's seances and your fridge.
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23:00
Night Tracks—Evening soundscape
Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Violin and Piano from Stockholm
Violinist Cecilia Zilliacus and pianist Bengt Forsberg in a recital. With Jonathan Swain.
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