Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Cuarteto Casals in Denmark
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Beethoven and Shostakovich given in Denmark.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny presents, with a new piece by Composer in 3 Matthew Kaner.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Oliver Jeffers
Artist of the Week: viola player Tabea Zimmermann, featured in Bartok's Viola Concerto.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Schubert - Swansong, Franz is Unwell
4/5 Donald Macleod on what killed Schubert. Plus music the composer wrote in his final weeks.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Lammermuir Festival 2016, Episode 3
3/4 Highlights from the 2016 Lammermuir Festival, featuring music by Gubaidulina and Beethoven
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Verdi - Un ballo in maschera
A performance of Verdi's Un ballo in maschera given at the Bavarian State Opera.
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16:30
In Tune—Anne Sofie von Otter, Balletboyz, Joey Alexander
Sean Rafferty's guests include Anne Sofie von Otter, the Balletboyz and Joey Alexander.
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Evening
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18:30
Composer of the Week—Schubert - Swansong, Franz is Unwell
4/5 Donald Macleod on what killed Schubert. Plus music the composer wrote in his final weeks.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—成人快手 NOW - Mozart, Prokofiev and Ravel
Tadaaki Otaka conducts the 成人快手 NOW in music by Mozart, Prokofiev and Ravel.
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21:55
Three Score and Ten—Wendy Cope
31/50 Archive broadcasts from 1988 in which Wendy Cope reads three of her poems.
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22:00
Free Thinking—Art Spiegelman, Marina Abramovic, American Pastoral
Graphic novelist Art Spiegelman and jazz composer Phillip Johnston on their collaboration.
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22:45
The Essay—Letters to Writers, Dear Virginia Woolf...
4/5 A letter of apology to Virginia Woolf from novelist Ian Sansom.
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23:00
Late Junction—Max Reinhardt with Robert Glasper's Mixtape
Max Reinhardt presents a mixtape from genre-defying pianist and producer Robert Glasper.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Polish National Day
Jonathan Swain presents performances from Polish composers and musicians.
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