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Monday - Sarah Walker

Essential Classics With Sarah Walker. Including Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony (excerpt).

BBC Radio 3 schedule Week 7, 14 - 20 February 2011

Grid containing the BBC Radio 3 schedule for Week 7, 14 - 20 February 2011. Columns are the days of the week and rows are the hours in the day.
Hour Monday 14 Feb 2011 Tuesday 15 Feb 2011 Wednesday 16 Feb 2011 Thursday 17 Feb 2011 Friday 18 Feb 2011 Saturday 19 Feb 2011 Sunday 20 Feb 2011
00:00
  1. 00:00 - 01:00

    The Early Music Show Antonio Caldara

    Exploring the life and music of the Venetian-born baroque composer Antonio Caldara. (R)

01:00
  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 14/02/2011

    John Shea presents the Scottish Chamber Orchestra performing Mendelssohn's Symphony No 5.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 15/02/2011

    John Shea presents a concert given at the 2009 Boston Early Music Festival.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 16/02/2011

    John Shea presents the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Hurnik, Suk and Bruckner.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 17/02/2011

    John Shea's selection includes Brahms and Dvorak performed by the Kungsbacka Trio.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 18/02/2011

    John Shea presents Schutz's St Matthew Passion performed by Ars Nova under Paul Hillier.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 19/02/2011

    John Shea's selection includes the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing at 2009's Proms.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 20/02/2011

    Susan Sharpe's selection includes a tribute to Pablo Casals.

02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Monday - Rob Cowan

    Rob Cowan presents music by Smetana, Tchaikovsky and Schubert.

  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Tuesday - Rob Cowan

    Rob Cowan shares his musical enthusiasms and dips into his rucksack for a surprise or two.

  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Wednesday - Rob Cowan

    Rob Cowan presents music by Matteis, Stravinsky and Schumann.

  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Thursday - Rob Cowan

    Rob Cowan presents music by Verdi, Telemann and Chopin.

  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Friday - Rob Cowan

    Rob Cowan presents Breakfast. Includes music by Mussorgsky, CPE Bach and Bax.

  1. 07:00 - 09:00

    Breakfast Saturday - Martin Handley

    Martin Handley shares his personal choice of music, including Mendelssohn and Chabrier.

  1. 07:00 - 10:00

    Breakfast Sunday - Martin Handley

    Martin Handley presents music by Vaughan Williams, Weber and Grainger.

08:00
09:00
  1. 09:00 - 12:15

    CD Review Building a Library - Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

    With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library - Ravel: Alborada del gracioso.

10:00
  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Classical Collection Monday - Sarah Walker

    Sarah Walker presents music by Brahms, Bach, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Strauss.

  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Classical Collection Tuesday - Sarah Walker

    Sarah Walker presents music by Bach, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven and Saint-Saens.

  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Classical Collection Wednesday - Sarah Walker

    Sarah Walker presents music by Sousa, Dukas, Bach, Clara Schumann, Faure and Dvorak.

  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Classical Collection Friday - Sarah Walker

    Sarah Walker presents music by Wagner, Humperdinck, Haydn, Bach, J Strauss and Schoenberg.

  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Classical Collection Friday - Sarah Walker

    Sarah Walker with music by Jarnefelt, Sibelius, Liszt, Massenet, Ravel, Bach and Elgar.

  1. 10:00 - 12:00

    Sunday Morning 20/02/2011

    Suzy Klein presents great music, listeners' emails, her gig of the week and a new CD.

11:00
12:00
  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 1

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Mily Balakirev's early years.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 2

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's early career in St Petersburg.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 3

    3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's folk song collecting in Georgia.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 4

    4/5 Donald Macleod on Balakirev's journey through depression and his discovery of religion.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 5

    5/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's final years, including the completion of Tamara.

  1. 12:15 - 13:00

    Music Matters Brett Dean, Anna Nicole Smith, Musical Notation

    Presented by Tom Service. With composer Brett Dean, plus the opera Anna Nicole Smith.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Private Passions John Sergeant

    Michael Berkeley's guest is former BBC political editor John Sergeant.

13:00
  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Calefax

    Fiona Talkington presents Dutch reed ensemble Calefax in a Spanish-inspired recital.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Vienna Passions, Robert Plane, Alice Neary, Benjamin Frith

    1/4 Chamber music by Zemlinsky, Webern and Brahms performed at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Vienna Passions, Elias Quartet

    2/4 Elias Quartet in Bruckner: String Quartet in C minor. Beethoven: String Quartet in C.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Vienna Passions, Shai Wosner

    3/4 Shai Wosner (piano) in Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales. Schubert: Sonata in D, D850.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Vienna Passions, Daniela Lehner

    4/4 Mezzo Daniela Lehner in a recital focusing on the sense of humour of Vienna's composers.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    The Early Music Show Utrecht Festival 2010, Festival Highlights

    1/2 Highlights from the Utrecht Festival of Early Music 2010.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    The Early Music Show Utrecht Festival 2010, Musica ad Rhenum

    2/2 Musica ad Rhenum play Telemann, Geminiani, Couperin and Campra at 2010's Utrecht Festival.

14:00
  1. 14:00 - 17:00

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Orchestras, State Theatre, New Jersey

    1/4 The BBC CO performs Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn, John Foulds and Edgar Bainton.

  1. 14:00 - 17:00

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Orchestras, Ferguson Center for the Arts - Newport News, Virginia

    2/4 The BBC CO in music by Balakirev, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Gregson and Bowen.

  1. 14:00 - 16:00

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Orchestras, BBC Hoddinott Hall

    3/4 The BBC NOW performs music by Prokofiev, Janacek and Kodaly at BBC Hoddinott Hall.

  1. 14:00 - 17:00

    Afternoon on 3 Thursday Opera Matinee, Janacek - The Cunning Little Vixen

    A concert by the BBC SSO. Plus Thursday Opera Matinee: Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen.

  1. 14:00 - 17:00

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Orchestras, LSO St Luke's

    4/4 BBC Concert Orchestra in Ligeti, Tom, Arthurs, Clyne, Stravinsky, Elgar and Nielsen.

  1. 14:00 - 15:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Calefax

    Fiona Talkington presents Dutch reed ensemble Calefax in a Spanish-inspired recital.

  1. 14:00 - 16:00

    Radio 3 Requests Wieniawski, Handel

    Fiona Talkington introduces listeners' requests, including works by Wieniawski and Handel.

15:00
  1. 15:00 - 16:00

    Music Planet Grasslands

    Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of grassland regions around the world.

16:00
  1. 16:00 - 17:00

    Choral Evensong Temple Church

    From the Temple Church.

  1. 16:00 - 17:00

    Jazz Library Hank Mobley

    Dave Gelly joins Alyn Shipton to pick the finest records by saxophonist Hank Mobley.

  1. 16:00 - 17:00

    Choral Evensong Temple Church

    From the Temple Church.

17:00
  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    In Tune Monday - Sean Rafferty

    Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    In Tune 15/02/2011 Stuart Skelton, Garrick Ohlsson

    Sean Rafferty presents performances from tenor Stuart Skelton and pianist Garrick Ohlsson.

  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    In Tune Wednesday - Sean Rafferty

    Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    In Tune 17/02/2011 Richard Rodney Bennett and Claire Martin, Philippe Cassard

    Sean Rafferty is joined by Richard Rodney Bennett and Claire Martin, and Philippe Cassard.

  1. 17:00 - 19:00

    In Tune Friday - Sean Rafferty

    Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.

  1. 17:00 - 18:00

    Jazz Record Requests 19/02/2011

    Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

  1. 17:00 - 18:30

    Discovering Music Jelly Roll Morton

    Alyn Shipton explores the legacy of the so-called 'founder of jazz', Jelly Roll Morton.

18:00
  1. 18:00 - 21:30

    Opera on 3 Live from the Met, Donizetti's Don Pasquale

    Joseph Colaneri conducts soprano Rachelle Durkin in Donizetti's comic opera Don Pasquale.

  1. 18:30 - 20:00

    The Choir Gilbert and Sullivan Choruses

    Aled Jones is joined by studio guests to talk about the choral works of Arthur Sullivan.

19:00
  1. 19:00 - 21:15

    Performance on 3 Bournemouth SO - Prokofiev, Mozart, Shchedrin and Beethoven

    Bournemouth SO under Kirill Karabits in Prokofiev, Mozart, Shchedrin and Beethoven.

  1. 19:00 - 21:15

    Performance on 3 CBSO - Schubert, Mahler, Dvorak

    Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts the CBSO in music by Schubert, Mahler and Dvorak.

  1. 19:00 - 21:15

    Performance on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Haydn, Brahms

    BBC SSO/Donald Runnicles in Haydn: Symphony No 44 (Trauer). Brahms: A German Requiem.

  1. 19:00 - 21:00

    Performance on 3 Philharmonia - Bartok, Stravinsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra and Coro Gulbenkian/Esa Pekka Salonen in Bartok and Stravinsky.

  1. 19:00 - 19:50

    Performance on 3 Live from Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Elgar, Saint-Saens

    1/2 Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in music by Elgar and Saint-Saens.

  2. 19:50 - 20:10

    Twenty Minutes The Pleasure of Noise

    Professor Trevor Cox of Salford University explores the physical pleasure of noise.

20:00
  1. 20:10 - 21:15

    Performance on 3 Live from Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Walton

    2/2 Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Walton's Second Symphony.

  1. 20:00 - 21:00

    Drama on 3 Woyzeck

    Seminal 19th-century expressionist play based on a real life murder case.

21:00
  1. 21:15 - 22:00

    Night Waves Humphrey Bogart, Watercolour, Mark Henderson, Utopia

    Matthew Sweet and biographer Stefan Kanfer discuss the career of actor Humphrey Bogart.

  1. 21:15 - 22:00

    Night Waves Wilderness

    Anne McElvoy explores the 'wilderness' with poets Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts.

  1. 21:15 - 22:00

    Night Waves Siddhartha Mukherjee, Edna O'Brien, Brutalism, South Riding

    Philip Dodd discusses the history of cancer with physician Siddhartha Mukherjee.

  1. 21:00 - 22:00

    Music Planet Grasslands

    Andy Kershaw and Lucy Duran explore music of grassland regions around the world.

  1. 21:15 - 22:00

    The Verb Catherine O'Flynn, Steve Spence, Philip Jeays, Iain Crichton Smith

    Ian McMillan introduces new writing from Catherine O'Flynn and Steve Spence.

  1. 21:30 - 22:30

    The Wire Etian

    Malcolm McKay's play about the background to a rape and a woman's recovery from it.

  1. 21:00 - 21:30

    Recital Music for Buchner

    A musical epilogue to Radio 3's focus on German playwright Georg Buchner.

  2. 21:30 - 22:15

    Sunday Feature Great British Ideas, Robert Malthus

    1/3 Tristram Hunt on how 18th-century thinker Robert Malthus's ideas wrought havoc in India.

22:00
  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 1

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Mily Balakirev's early years.

  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 2

    2/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's early career in St Petersburg.

  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 3

    3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's folk song collecting in Georgia.

  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 4

    4/5 Donald Macleod on Balakirev's journey through depression and his discovery of religion.

  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    Composer of the Week Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (1837-1910), Episode 5

    5/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Balakirev's final years, including the completion of Tamara.

  1. 22:30 - 00:00

    Hear and Now German Music

    Ivan Hewett focuses on German music, including Benjamin Schweitzer and Torsten Rasch.

  1. 22:15 - 23:30

    Words and Music Money

    Texts and music on the theme of money. Readings by Sylvestra Le Touzel and Dan Stevens.

23:00
  1. 23:00 - 23:15

    The Essay The Team Photo, Stella Rimington

    1/5 Stella Rimington, former director-general of MI5, considers a team photo from her past.

  2. 23:15 - 01:00

    Jazz on 3 Steve Lehman Octet

    Jez Nelson presents a concert by up-and-coming New York saxophonist Steve Lehman.

  1. 23:00 - 23:15

    The Essay The Team Photo, Hisham Matar

    2/5 Novelist Hisham Matar considers a team photo from his childhood in Libya.

  2. 23:15 - 01:00

    Late Junction Nick Luscombe - 15/02/2011

    Nick Luscombe's selection includes the Psychedelic Aliens, Basil Kirchin and Takemitsu.

  1. 23:00 - 23:15

    The Essay The Team Photo, Eva Salzman

    3/5 Poet and former dancer Eva Salzman considers a team photo from her past.

  2. 23:15 - 01:00

    Late Junction Nick Luscombe - 16/02/2011

    Nick Luscombe presents releases from James Blake and Coppe, and Norway's Terje Isungset.

  1. 23:00 - 23:15

    The Essay The Team Photo, Farahad Zama

    4/5 Writer and City-based IT director Farahad Zama considers a team photo from his past.

  2. 23:15 - 01:00

    Late Junction Nick Luscombe - 17/02/2011

    Nick Luscombe's mix includes Kelly Joe Phelps, Terry Jennings and Mahmoud Ahmed.

  1. 23:00 - 23:15

    The Essay The Team Photo, Horatio Clare

    5/5 Writer Horatio Clare considers a team photo from his time as a member of a lifeboat crew.

  2. 23:15 - 01:00

    World on 3 Al Andaluz Project

    Mary Ann Kennedy with the latest world music releases and session by Al Andaluz Project.

  1. 23:30 - 01:00

    Jazz Line-Up Esperanza Spalding

    Kevin LeGendre presents a concert performed by bassist and vocalist Esperanza Spalding.

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