Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Modern Romantics
Pianist Imogen Cooper plays works by Chopin, Schubert and Ades.
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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—Tom McKinney
The perfect selection of classical music for your morning.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), Maria Bárbara
4/5 Scarlatti meets the woman who will change the course of his life.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—2023 Hay Festival – Schubert Plus with pianist Charles Owen
Sarah Walker presents Schubert Plus, performed by Charles Owen at Hay Festival.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Rachmaninov's Third Symphony
Rachmaninov's Third Symphony in Frankfurt, and Renaissance madrigals.
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17:00
In Tune—Apollo5, Keelan Carew
Katie Derham with Apollo5 and Paul Mealor.
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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—´óÏó´«Ã½ NOW perform Grace Williams and Strauss in Cardiff
Ryan Bancroft conducts Don Quixote, Williams's Concert Overture and Mozart's 39th Symphony
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22:00
Free Thinking—Nature Memoirs
Rana Mitter looks at fens, flatlands, wild swimming and a little-changed Bulgarian valley.
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22:45
The Essay—Charles Aznavour in Five Songs, 4: The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French
Charles Aznavour's genius in five songs. 4: The Old Fashioned Way, by Paul French.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the evening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—Unclassified Live: Curiouser and Curiouser
Elizabeth Alker presents Unclassified Live, with a set from Cate Le Bon.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Contemplating Earth from above
Justin Doyle and the RIAS Chamber Chorus, Berlin, perform Tallis, Striggio, Roth and Monk.
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