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ON NOW: Jazz on 3 11:15 pm - 1:00 am

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Afternoon on 3
Handel: Serse
With Penny Gore. BBC Radio 3's series of the complete Handel operas continues with Serse.
Afternoon on 3 - A Tribute to Edward Downes
Episode 1
The late Edward Downes conducting Rimsky-Korsakov, Respighi, Verdi, Korngold and Bruckner.
Afternoon on 3 - 20th Century Greats
Fri, 27 Nov 2009
Penny Gore presents music by Bartok, Delius, Saariaho, Shostakovich, Hughes and Nielsen.
Afternoon on 3 - 20th Century Greats
Episode 3
Penny Gore presents music by MacMillan, Britten, Maxwell Davies and Shostakovich.
Afternoon on 3 - 20th Century Greats
Episode 2
Penny Gore with music by Korngold, Copland, Ives, Frisell/Gibbs, Villa-Lobos, Stravinsky.
Breakfast
Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits.
Breakfast
Sunday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.
Breakfast
Saturday - Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents music, news and the occasional surprise.
Breakfast
Friday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits.
Breakfast
Thursday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise.
Breakfast
Wednesday - Rob Cowan
Presented by Rob Cowan, who shares his personal choice of music.
Breakfast
Tuesday - Rob Cowan
Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great performances and a few surprises.
CD Review
Discs of the Week: Two versions of Mahler's Symphony...
With Andrew McGregor. Including Discs of the Week: Two versions of Mahler's Symphony No 9.
The Choir
Gaelic Choral Music, Handel's Messiah
Aled Jones discusses Handel's Messiah at ENO and Gaelic choral music.
Choral Evensong
Sun, 29 Nov 2009
From the Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge.
Choral Evensong
Wed, 25 Nov 2009
From Guildford Cathedral.
Classical Collection
Monday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Gershwin, Ravel, Lully, Bach, Bristow and Spohr.
Classical Collection
Friday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Telemann, Meyerbeer, Haydn, Duart, Schumann, Bach, Martin.
Classical Collection
Thursday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by J Strauss II, Mozart, Ariosti, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Janacek.
Classical Collection
Wednesday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Arnold, Tomasini, Haydn, Bach, Prokofiev, Gibbons, Mozart.
Classical Collection
Tuesday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Puccini, Brahms, Gibbons, Tallis, Byrd.
Composer of the Week - Opera-Comique
Episode 1
Donald Macleod defines some of the characteristics of the Opera-Comique genre.
Composer of the Week - Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Episode 5
Donald Macleod focuses on two of Moskowski's most celebrated piano pieces.
Composer of the Week - Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Episode 4
Donald Macleod explores how Moszkowski often saw the funny side of life.
Composer of the Week - Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Episode 3
Donald Macleod surveys the geography of Moszkowski's life.
Composer of the Week - Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)
Episode 2
Donald Macleod explores Moszkowski's demanding Violin Concerto in C.
Discovering Music
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies at 75
Stephen Johnson and the BBC SSO explore Peter Maxwell Davies's A Reel of Seven Fishermen.
Handel Opera Cycle
Serse
With Penny Gore. BBC Radio 3's series of the complete Handel operas continues with Serse.
Hear and Now
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2009
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with highlights from 2009's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
In Tune
30/11/2009 James Galway, Arabella Steinbacher
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With renowned flautist James Galway.
In Tune
27/11/2009 London Myriad Ensemble, Park Lane Young A...
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With the London Myriad Ensemble and Park Lane Young Artists.
In Tune
Sean Rafferty
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
In Tune
25/11/2009 David Robertson, Joglaresa
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With BBC Symphony Orchestra conductor David Robertson.
In Tune
24/11/2009 Fred Rzewski, Gillian Weir
Presented by Sean Rafferty. With composer Fred Rzewski and organist Gillian Weir.
Late Junction
Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music from Michael Zev Gordon, Martha Wainwright and Anouar Brahem.
Late Junction
Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music from Aphex Twin, Hal Willner and Paul Sartin.
Late Junction
Verity Sharp
Verity Sharp with music from Rzewski/Scanner, Puerto Plata and Bonnie Prince Billy.
New Generation Artists
Shai Wosner, Pavel Haas Quartet
Shai Wosner (piano) in Brahms: Fantasies, Op 116. Pavel Haas Quartet in music by Haas.
Opera on 3
Peter Maxwell Davies: Taverner
Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC SSO and tenor Daniel Norman in Maxwell Davies's Taverner.
Performance on 3
Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits in Respighi, Rachmaninov and Khachaturian.
Performance on 3
Mark Padmore, Paul Lewis
Tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis in Schubert's song cycle Die schone Mullerin.
Performance on 3
London Philharmonic Orchestra - Schnittke: Between T...
London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski in music by Haydn, Wagner and Schnittke.
Performance on 3 - Josquin, Boulez, Mozart
Part 2
BBCSO and Chorus/David Robertson in a great work of musical mourning: Mozart's Requiem.
Performance on 3 - Josquin, Boulez, Mozart
Part 1
BBC SO and Chorus. Desprez: Nymphes des bois. Boulez: Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna.
Performance on 3 - Dvorak, Martinu
Part 2
Stefan Solyom conducts the BBC SSO in Dvorak's Symphony No 7.
Performance on 3 - Dvorak, Martinu
Part 1
BBC SSO/Stefan Solyom. Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel. Martinu: Piano Concerto No 5.
Pre-Hear
Sat, 28 Nov 2009
Music for piano and ensemble by Michael Edwards and Tristan Murail.
Private Passions
Bill Bailey
Michael Berkeley meets stand-up comedian, musician and actor Bill Bailey.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Arcanto Quartet, Silke Avenhaus
The Arcanto Quartet and Silke Avenhaus (piano) perform music by Kurtag and Dvorak.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci performs a selection of French and Italian songs.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Bath MozartFest 2009
Episode 4
With Joan Rodgers, the Florestan Piano Trio, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Nash Ensemble.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Bath MozartFest 2009
Episode 3
With Joan Rodgers, the Florestan Piano Trio, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Nash Ensemble.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Bath MozartFest 2009
Episode 2
With Joan Rodgers, the Florestan Piano Trio, Pierre Laurent Aimard and the Nash Ensemble.
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert - Bath MozartFest 2009
Episode 1
With Joan Rodgers, the Florestan Piano Trio, Pierre Laurent Aimard and the Nash Ensemble.
Radio 3 Requests
Fiona Talkington
Fiona Talkington presents listeners' requests, including a cantata by John Ireland.
Sunday Morning
Iain Burnside - Prodigies
Iain Burnside focuses on prodigies. With violinist Jennifer Pike.

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