Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Baroque Cantatas
Roderick Williams with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Catriona Young presents.
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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—Georgia Mann
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—Malcolm Arnold (1921- 2006), Malcolm Arnold's Demons
5/5 Donald Macleod delves into Malcolm Arnold's personal demons.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—NI Opera's Festival of Voice 2021- Copland, Ned Rorem and Britten
Performances from NI Opera's Festival of Voice 2021, including by pianist Simon Lepper.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Friday - Malcolm Arnold
Music to celebrate the centenary of Malcolm Arnold's birth.
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16:30
The Listening Service—The timeless power of contemporary choral music
Tom Service immerses himself in the resonant sound world of 21st-century choral music.
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17:00
In Tune—Remembering Bernard Haitink
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—Classical music to inspire you
An eclectic half-hour classical mix focusing on Paris, a city for saints and sinners.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Kristian Bezuidenhout directs The English Concert in Purcell and Handel
The English Concert perform Why, why are all the muses mute? and Chandos Anthem No 7.
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22:00
The Verb—Puddings
Ian McMillan on poetry and puddings.
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22:45
The Essay—Walk with Amal, A Day at the Beach, by Emilienne Malfatto
Emilienne Malfatto's story centres on the plight of a Syrian girl in France.
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23:00
Late Junction—Rubbish Music
Jennifer Lucy Allan shares music created from and inspired by the world of waste.
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Late
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01:00
Tearjerker—Jordan Rakei, Vol 1: Calming music for meditation
Jordan Rakei presents an hour of healing, emotional music for meditation.
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02:00
Tearjerker—Jordan Rakei, Vol 2: Soul-soothing instrumentals
Escape with an hour of laid-back sounds from Avicii, Thomas Newman, Four Tet and more.
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03:00
Through the Night—Mahler's Third Symphony
Zubin Mehta conducts the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Catriona Young presents.
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