Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Handel and Vaughan Williams from Sweden
Andrew Manze conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Thursday - Petroc's classical commute
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, featuring listener requests.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Emilie Mayer (1812-1883), Goodbye to Berlin
4/5 Mayer returns to her roots in search of a more peaceful life.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Madrigals and Trios of a Spring Morning from the Belfast International Arts Festival 2021
The Mithras Trio perform Shostakovich and Boulanger. Eivind Ringstad plays Martinu.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday - Dido and Aeneas
Purcell's opera in Sweden and Brahms's First Symphony.
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17:00
In Tune—Apollo5, Sir James MacMillan
Vocal group Apollo5 perform music from their new album.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
An eclectic mix featuring classical favourites, lesser-known gems and a few surprises
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Tchaikovsky's Path茅tique
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the 成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow.
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22:00
Free Thinking—The Day of the Triffids
Matthew Sweet and guests re-read John Wyndham's post-apocalyptic novel from 1951.
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22:45
The Essay—Our Fathers' War, The Worst Possible War
4/5 Bernhard and Dora Holland spent the war in Auschwitz and survived.
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23:00
The Night Tracks Mix—Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with a magical sonic journey for late-night listening.
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23:30
Unclassified—Floating in mid-air
Elizabeth Alker presents music that gives the feeling of floating in mid-air.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—Bach Cantatas from Leipzig
Period instrument chamber ensemble Lautten Compagney with the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir.
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