BBC Radio 3 schedule 12 - 18 November 2012

Today Calendar
Mon 12 NovTue 13 NovWed 14 NovThu 15 NovFri 16 NovSat 17 NovSun 18 Nov
00:00

  1. 00:30 - 06:30

    Through the Night 12/11/2012

    John Shea introduces the Danish National SO in a concert given at the 2010 Proms.

  1. 00:30 - 06:30

    Through the Night 13/11/2012

    Includes the Swedish Rado Choir performing Rheinberger's Mass in E flat for double chorus.

  1. 00:30 - 06:30

    Through the Night 14/11/2012

    With John Shea. Including the Early Opera Company Orchestra in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.

  1. 00:30 - 06:30

    Through the Night 15/11/2012

    Includes Tomas Thon in an organ recital. With Nivers, Bach, Alain, Sluka, Eben and Kuchar.

  1. 00:30 - 06:30

    Through the Night 16/11/2012

    The BBC NOW in Elgar, Kodaly and Rachmaninov with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin.

  1. 00:00 - 01:00

    Geoffrey Smith's Jazz Sidney Bechet

    Geoffrey Smith celebrates the work of New Orleans saxophonist Sidney Bechet.

01:00

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 17/11/2012

    John Shea's selection of music includes a programme of Mahler, Faure and Brahms.

  1. 01:00 - 07:00

    Through the Night 18/11/2012

    Stephen Hough in a performance of Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No 5 from the 2011 Proms.

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03:00
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05:00
06:00

  1. 06:30 - 09:00

    Breakfast Monday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30 - 09:00

    Breakfast Tuesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30 - 09:00

    Breakfast Wednesday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30 - 09:00

    Breakfast Thursday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30 - 09:00

    Breakfast Friday - Sara Mohr-Pietsch

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

07:00

  1. 07:00 - 09:00

    Breakfast Saturday - Clemency Burton-Hill

    Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

  1. 07:00 - 09:00

    Breakfast Sunday - Clemency Burton-Hill

    Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

08:00
09:00

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Essential Classics Monday - Sarah Walker

    With Sarah Walker. Including Schubert: Symphony No 4 in C minor (Tragic).

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Essential Classics Tuesday - Sarah Walker

    With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Sibelius: Symphony No 4.

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Essential Classics Wednesday - Sarah Walker

    With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Mahler: Kindertotenlieder.

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Essential Classics Thursday - Sarah Walker

    With Sarah Walker. Including Essential Choice: Beethoven: String Quartet, Op 18 No 4.

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Essential Classics Friday - Sarah Walker

    With Sarah Walker. Including Sarah's Essential Choice: Haydn: The Creation (Part 1).

  1. 09:00 - 12:15

    CD Review Building a Library: Berlioz: Les Troyens

    With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Berlioz: Les Troyens.

  1. 09:00 - 12:00

    Sunday Morning 18/11/2012

    Rob Cowan explores dance music and introduces a Bach cantata: BWV26.

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11:00
12:00

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Big Band, Pioneers

    1/5 Donald Macleod on big band pioneers including Fletcher Henderson and Paul Whiteman.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The Swing Era

    2/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker explore the music of the swing era.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Big Band, Big Band Bebop

    3/5 Donald Macleod and trumpeter Guy Barker explore the birth of big band bebop.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The 1950s

    4/5 Donald Macleod charts developments in the big band sound in the 1950s.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The New Sounds

    5/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker examine the more recent directions taken in big band jazz.

  1. 12:15 - 13:00

    Music Matters Meredith Monk, Calixto Bieito, A History of Opera

    Tom Service is joined by Meredith Monk, and Calixto Bieito.

  1. 12:00 - 13:00

    Private Passions Charles Williams

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Labour politician Lord Williams of Elvel.

13:00

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Gautier Capucon, Gabriela Montero

    Gautier Capucon and Gabriela Montero perform Beethoven, Schumann and Grieg.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Mananan Festival and Manchester Pride 2012, Episode 1

    1/4 Katie Derham presents music by Ireland, Purcell, Britten and Ian Venables.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Mananan Festival and Manchester Pride 2012, Episode 2

    2/4 Katie Derham presents music by Ireland, Schumann and Tippett.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Mananan Festival and Manchester Pride 2012, Episode 3

    3/4 Katie Derham presents music by Schumann, Somervell and Michael Berkeley.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Mananan Festival and Manchester Pride 2012, Episode 4

    4/4 Katie Derham presents music by Ireland, Britten and Tchaikovsky.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    The Early Music Show Performer Profile: Benjamin Bagby

    Catherine Bott talks to vocalist, harpist and founder of Sequentia Benjamin Bagby.

  1. 13:00 - 14:00

    The Early Music Show Lully Lullay

    Lucie Skeaping explores the art of the lullaby and its inspiration to early music. (R)

14:00

  1. 14:00 - 16:30

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 1

    1/4 Katie Derham with music by Bacewicz, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, Gabriel Jackson, Elgar.

  1. 14:00 - 16:30

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 2

    2/4 Katie Derham presents music by Elgar, Butterworth, Vaughan Williams and Schubert.

  1. 14:00 - 15:30

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 3

    3/4 With Katie Derham. Featuring the BBC SSO in Bruckner and the BBC CO in Elgar.

  1. 14:00 - 16:30

    Afternoon on 3 Thursday Opera Matinee, Rossini - Il Signor Bruschino

    Katie Derham presents a performance of Rossini's comic opera Il Signor Bruschino.

  1. 14:00 - 16:30

    Afternoon on 3 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Episode 4

    4/4 Katie Derham presents the BBC SSO in Vaughan Williams, Szymanowski, Chopin and Tchaikovsky

  1. 14:00 - 15:00

    Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Gautier Capucon, Gabriela Montero

    Gautier Capucon and Gabriela Montero perform Beethoven, Schumann and Grieg. (R)

  1. 14:00 - 16:00

    Sunday Concert Fairfield Halls 50th Anniversary

    John Wilson, the BBC SO and Chorus celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fairfield Halls.

15:00

  1. 15:30 - 16:30

    Choral Evensong Ripon Cathedral

    From Ripon Cathedral.

  1. 15:00 - 17:00

    Saturday Classics John Sessions, Episode 1

    1/2 John Sessions presents music by Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Puccini and Debussy.

16:00

  1. 16:30 - 18:30

    In Tune Gwilym Simcock, Alison Balsom

    Sean Rafferty with jazz pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock and trumpeter Alison Balsom.

  1. 16:30 - 18:30

    In Tune Kurt Elling, Mikhail Rudy, Tamara Rojo

    Sean Rafferty with live music from jazz singer Kurt Elling and pianist Mikhail Rudy.

  1. 16:30 - 18:30

    In Tune Hannu Lintu, Aurora Orchestra and She'Koyokh, Radio Reunited, John Law Trio

    Sean Rafferty with conductor Hannu Lintu, Aurora Orchestra, She'Koyokh and Damon Albarn.

  1. 16:30 - 18:30

    In Tune Andreas Scholl, Alexandre Tharaud, Calixto Bieito

    Presented by Sean Rafferty. With countertenor Andreas Scholl and pianist Alexandre Tharaud

  1. 16:30 - 18:30

    In Tune Cecilia Bartoli, Neil Cowley Trio

    Sean Rafferty's guests include mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and the Neil Cowley Trio.

  1. 16:00 - 17:00

    Choral Evensong Ripon Cathedral

    From Ripon Cathedral. (R)

17:00

  1. 17:00 - 18:00

    Jazz Record Requests Kings Place - 2012 London Jazz Festival

    Alyn Shipton presents a special edition from the 2012 London Jazz Festival.

  1. 17:00 - 18:30

    The Choir Kadavu Choir of Fiji

    Members of the Kadavu Choir of Fiji perform in the studio and discuss their recent UK tour

18:00

  1. 18:30 - 19:30

    Composer of the Week Big Band, Pioneers

    1/5 Donald Macleod on big band pioneers including Fletcher Henderson and Paul Whiteman.

  1. 18:30 - 19:30

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The Swing Era

    2/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker explore the music of the swing era.

  1. 18:30 - 19:30

    Composer of the Week Big Band, Big Band Bebop

    3/5 Donald Macleod and trumpeter Guy Barker explore the birth of big band bebop.

  1. 18:30 - 19:30

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The 1950s

    4/5 Donald Macleod charts developments in the big band sound in the 1950s.

  1. 18:30 - 19:30

    Composer of the Week Big Band, The New Sounds

    5/5 Donald Macleod and Guy Barker examine the more recent directions taken in big band jazz.

  1. 18:00 - 22:00

    Opera on 3 Rossini's Matilde di Shabran

    John Shea presents Rossini's Matilde di Shabran performed at the 2012 Pesaro Festival.

  1. 18:30 - 19:45

    Words and Music Retail Therapy

    Texts and music exploring shopping and trade. Readings by Phil Davis and Raquel Cassidy.

19:00

  1. 19:30 - 20:10

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Elgar, Bruch

    1/2 The BBC NOW in Elgar's Cockaigne (Overture) and Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1.

  1. 19:30 - 22:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Shabaka Hutchings and the BBC Concert Orchestra at the London Jazz Festival

    Shabaka Hutchings and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform at the 2012 London Jazz Festival.

  1. 19:30 - 20:10

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Schoenberg

    1/2 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Jac van Steen in Schoenberg's Five Pieces.

  1. 19:30 - 22:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Karlowicz, Szymanowski, Prokofiev

    Including the BBC SSO and soloist Nicola Benedetti in Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No 1.

  1. 19:30 - 20:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Bach

    1/2 Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Bach's joyous Cantata No 147.

  1. 19:45 - 20:30

    Sunday Feature Way off the Beaten Track

    Stephen Smith asks if it matters if travel writing is unreliable.

20:00

  1. 20:10 - 20:30

    Twenty Minutes The Gardener

    Sian Thomas reads Rudyard Kipling's story of remembrance, written out of his own grief.

  2. 20:30 - 22:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, Rachmaninov

    2/2 BBC National Orchestra of Wales under David Atherton in Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.

  1. 20:10 - 20:30

    Twenty Minutes Concert Number One

    For the 90th anniversary of BBC radio, Simon Elmes celebrates music broadcasting pioneers.

  2. 20:30 - 22:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Mahler

    2/2 Jac van Steen conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No 7

  1. 20:00 - 20:20

    Discovering Music Bruckner: Symphony No 9

    Stephen Johnson explores Bruckner's Symphony No 9.

  2. 20:20 - 22:00

    Radio 3 Live in Concert Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Bruckner

    2/2 Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Bruckner's Symphony No 9.

  1. 20:30 - 22:00

    Drama on 3 Skyvers

    By Barry Reckord. The last days of school for a group of boys at a sink 60s comprehensive. (R)

21:00
22:00

  1. 22:00 - 22:45

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Amos Oz

    Amos Oz gives a talk on Israel and Palestine at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival.

  2. 22:45 - 23:00

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Free Thinking Essay, Martin Goodman

    6/10 Martin Goodman gives a talk on the perils of writing biographies at Free Thinking 2012.

  1. 22:00 - 22:45

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Rewriting World History

    From the 2012 Free Thinking Festival, Rana Mitter chairs a debate about world history.

  2. 22:45 - 23:00

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Free Thinking Essay, Nandini Das

    7/10 Nandini Das gives a talk on the 16th-century crime pamphlet craze at Free Thinking 2012.

  1. 22:00 - 22:45

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Vicky Featherstone

    Vicky Featherstone gives a talk on the idea of a national theatre at Free Thinking 2012.

  2. 22:45 - 23:00

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Free Thinking Essay, Joshua Nall

    8/10 Joshua Nall gives a talk on Mars and the Victorians at the 2012 Free Thinking Festival.

  1. 22:00 - 22:45

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging

    Philip Dodd chairs a debate on immigration at the 2012 Free Thinking festival.

  2. 22:45 - 23:00

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Free Thinking Essay, Sue-Ann Harding

    9/10 Sue-Ann Harding gives a talk entitled 'expat or immigrant' at Free Thinking 2012.

  1. 22:00 - 22:45

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Mark Pagel

    At Free Thinking 2012, Mark Pagel gives a talk: 'evolution and humanity - what next?'.

  2. 22:45 - 23:00

    Free Thinking Festival 2012 Festival, Free Thinking Essay, Matthew Smith

    10/10 Matthew Smith gives a talk on peanuts and the rise of food allergies at Free Thinking 2012

  1. 22:00 - 22:30

    Between the Ears When You're Gone, You're Gone

    English composer Jocelyn Pook asks 'what happens when we die?' Scored with new music. (R)

  2. 22:30 - 00:00

    Hear and Now Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2012, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2012 - Ensemble Resonanz

    1/5 With Ensemble Resonanz live from the 2012 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

  1. 22:00 - 23:00

    World Routes Carminho at the 2012 London Jazz Festival

    Andrew McGregor presents fado singer Carminho performing at the 2012 London Jazz Festival.

23:00

  1. 23:00 - 00:30

    Jazz on 3 Matthew Shipp Trio

    Jez Nelson presents the Matthew Shipp Trio in concert at the 2012 London Jazz Festival.

  1. 23:00 - 00:30

    Late Junction Tuesday - Max Reinhardt

    Max Reinhardt presents music from Hyelim Kim, the Tallis Scholars and Arthur Russell.

  1. 23:00 - 00:30

    Late Junction Wednesday - Max Reinhardt

    Max Reinhardt with performances from Bugge Wesseltoft plus the North Mississippi Allstars.

  1. 23:00 - 00:30

    Late Junction Thursday - Max Reinhardt

    Max Reinhardt presents music from John Surman, Thelonious Monk and Ravel.

  1. 23:00 - 01:00

    World on 3 Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino in Session

    With Lopa Kothari. Including a session with Italian band Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino.

  1. 23:00 - 00:30

    Jazz Line-Up 2012 London Jazz Festival: Larry 'Stonephace' Stabbins, Sam Crowe, Trish Clowes

    Claire Martin presents concert music from the 2012 London Jazz Festival.