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Netherlands Wind Ensemble perform Steve Martland, Louis Andriessen and Cornelis de Bondt.

James O'Donnell conducts the Choir of Westminster Abbey and St James's Baroque in Purcell.

Tai Murray (violin), Ashley Wass (piano) in Beethoven. The Elias String Quartet in Haydn.

A programme of words and music spanning the turbulent period of Purcell's lifetime.

2/4. Richard Hickox conducting music by Grainger, Holst, L Berkeley, M Berkeley, Mendelssohn.

5/8. The Nash Ensemble perform Mozart, Goehr and Mendelssohn at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival.

2/5. John Rutter tells Donald Macleod about his affection for his home town of Cambridge.

James Jolly presents music by Sammartini, Hindemith, Brahms and Mozart.

With Rob Cowan. Music to discover, rediscover and lift the spirits, and a Winter Waltz.

Jonathan Swain presents music by Ryba, Saint-Saens, Brahms, Hammerschmidt and Wagner.

Jez Nelson and leading jazz critics play selections from their favourite albums of 2009.

The Monteverdi Choir under John Eliot Gardiner perform four Bach motets.

Valery Gergiev conducts the LSO in music by Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky and Dutilleux.

Radio 3 New Generation Artists Francesco Piemontesi, Malin Christensson and Maxim Rysanov.

Music and poems with extracts from journals and newspapers about Handel's opera singers.

1/4. The late Richard Hickox conducts music by Elgar, Bach, Rubbra, Ravel and Vaughan Williams.

Takacs Quartet in Haydn's String Quartet, Op 77 No 1, and Bartok's String Quartet No 4.

1/5. Donald Macleod talks to John Rutter about the influence of his childhood on his music.

James Jolly presents music by Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, Telemann, Roussel and Ravel.

Rob Cowan presents great pieces, great artists and a few surprises. With a Winter Waltz.

Jonathan Swain presents music by Nenov, Brahms, Debussy, Weber, Schenck, Schubert and Bach

Kevin LeGendre talks to guitarist John Scofield, a former sideman to Miles Davis.

Poetry, prose and music on the theme of parks. Readings by Greta Scacchi and Henry Goodman

2/2. Celebrating Christmas around Europe, with concerts from Munich, Warsaw and Prague.

1/2. Celebrating Christmas around Europe. Concerts from Vienna, Nuremberg, Tallinn and Dublin.

Iain Burnside presents a piquant take on Christmas and its music. With Kate Williams.

Presented by Martin Handley, who shares his personal choice of music. With a Winter Waltz.

Jonathan Swain presents music by Scarlatti, CPE Bach, Van Noordt, Stravins and Bacewicz.

Christine Tobin guides Alyn Shipton through the jazz-oriented repertoire of Joni Mitchell.

3/3. Ivan Hewett interviews young French composer Bruno Mantovani at his home in Paris.

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Alyn Shipton talks to Italian pianist Stefano Bollani about his varied recording career.

1/2. Lucy Duran presents Malian duo Amadou and Mariam in concert in London's Kentish Town.

Tom Service travels across the English Midlands taking a snapshot of music making.

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Ravel: Piano Trio.

Martin Handley presents music, news and the occasional surprise, including a Winter Waltz.

Susan Sharpe presents music including Enescu, Mozart, Muthel, Prokofiev, Nielsen, Chopin.

Charlie Gillett introduces a session by New Zealand seven-piece band Fat Freddy's Drop.

5/5. Suzanne Aspden on Handel's uncanny ability to absorb musical and cultural influences.

The BBC SO under Martyn Brabbins in music by maverick American composer George Crumb.

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With composer Howard Goodall and the Vienna Piano Trio.

2/2. Louise Fryer presents Act 3 of Semele, starring soprano Rosemary Joshua.

5/5. BBC Philharmonic in music by Pierne and Bartok. Plus Handel Operas 2009: Semele (Act 3).

4/8. Soprano Elizabeth Watts performs Schubert's Fruhlingsreise and Barber's Hermit Songs.

5/5. Donald Macleod considers some of the radiant music from Spohr's last years.

Including from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff: Haydn: Cello Concerto in C; Symphony No 101.

Rob Cowan presents a refreshing choice of music, including a Winter Waltz.

Susan Sharpe presents music by Salieri, Mozart, Berwald, Glick, Haydn, Grieg and Handel.

Max Reinhardt joins Fiona Talkington to select seasonal music.

4/5. Derek Alsop explores ways in which Handel related his music to the texts he was setting.

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), Christian and Tania Tetzlaff (violin/cello) in Schumann, Mozart.

With Sean Rafferty. La boheme at the Royal Opera House and pianist Garrick Ohlsson.

1/2. Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's opera Semele.

4/5. Louise Fryer presents Acts 1 and 2 of Handel's opera Semele. Plus BBC Performing Groups.

3/8. Tai Murray (violin), Andreas Brantelid (cello) in Mendelssohn, Korngold and Shostakovich.

4/5. Donald Macleod considers how Spohr laid the musical foundations for other composers.

Sarah Walker presents music by Kabalevsky, Verdi, Loesser, Bernstein, Laskovsky and Monza.

With Rob Cowan, who shares his personal choice of music. Including a Winter Waltz.

Susan Sharpe presents music by Beethoven, Veracini, Handel, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Haydn.

Fiona Talkington presents music from Kate Rusby, Deolinda and Paul O'Dette.

3/5. Donald Burrows asks what Handel's manuscripts tell us about his working practices.

Takacs Quartet in Beethoven: Quartets in G, Op 18 No 2; F minor, Op 95; B flat, Op 130.

Sean Rafferty presents a Christmas special from the Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House.

From All Saints' Church, Swanton Morley, with the Choir of Gonville and Caius College.

3/5. BBC Symphony Orchestra in music by Bax, Alan Bush, Vaughan Williams, Warlock and Finzi.

2/8. Tai Murray, Maxim Rysanov and Anreas Brantelid. Bruch, Mendelssohn and Dobrinka Tabakova.

3/5. With Donald Macleod. Jessonda - Overture and excerpts; Violin Concerto No 8.

Sarah Walker presents music by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Tallis and Mahler.

Rob Cowan presents wide-ranging music from Elgar to Ellington. Including a Winter Waltz.

Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Vaughan Williams, Tallis and Mendelssohn.

With Fiona Talkington. David Fray in Schubert: Impromptus, Op 90; 6 moments musicaux.

Julia Neuberger gives a lecture about ending prejudice against Britain's senior citizens.

A debate at the 2009 Free Thinking festival asking what sort of future lies ahead for men.

Psychoanalyst Michael Brearley delivers a talk about the nature of leadership.

A debate about the importance of the rivers of the North East: the Tyne, Tees and Wear.

Lisa Jardine on how IVF is changing our ideas about the definition of a family.

Philip Dodd and guests debate which is the greater human achievement - sport or the arts.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband talks to Philip Dodd at 2009's Free Thinking festival.

Rana Mitter hosts a public debate: Is The West Losing Its Nerve?

Innovative music producer William Orbit presents his personal guide to the world of sound.

Philip Dodd meets psychotherapist Gwen Adshead. Contains some disturbing images.

Ken Livingstone asks an audience in Gateshead if the North-South divide still matters.

2/2. Banning Eyre meets traditional US musicians and singers from around North Carolina.

2009's Free Thinking festival opens with Tanya Byron's vision of the 21st-century family.

1/2. Banning Eyre visits Mount Airy, North Carolina, and talks to folk musician Mike Seeger.