Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—Franz Schreker and Claude Debussy
Heinz Holliger conducts the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Presented by Catriona Young.
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Friday - Petroc's classical alternative
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Georgia Mann
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—Vaughan Williams Today, Legacy with Alain Frogley
20/20 Donald Macleod and Alain Frogley explore changing attitudes to Vaughan Williams’ music.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Cheltenham Music Festival 2018, Liszt and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence
Liszt's Fantasy Themes from Mozart's operas and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence.
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Friday - Woyrsch's First Symphony
The RTVE Symphony Orchestra perform a rarely heard symphony by Felix Woyrsch.
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16:30
The Listening Service—Can music be funny?
Tom Service on the art of classical music comedy. And it's not necessarily about timing. (R)
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17:00
In Tune—Brodsky Quartet, Joe Stilgoe
The Brodsky Quartet perform live as they celebrate their fiftieth anniversary.
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Evening
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19:00
Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix
A Galop by Delibes and a Cool Wind from Armenia, plus music by Weber and Augusta Holmes.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan conducts the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner, Baker and Rachmaninov.
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22:00
The Verb—The Queen's Library, Windsor Castle
Ian McMillan with Simon Armitage, Grace Nichols, Stella Panayotova and Theresa Lola.
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22:45
The Essay—Adrian Edmondson - Signs of Life (Series 2), The Jacobite Rebellion
5/5 Adrian compares battles on tour with Bonnie Prince Charlie’s flight across the country.
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23:00
Late Junction—Sarah Angliss and Stick in the Wheel in session
Two artists come together to respond to the work of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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Late
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01:00
Off airProgrammes will resume at 02:00
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02:00
Gameplay with Baby Queen—Journey to Japan with the best animé game soundtracks
Baby Queen mixes an animé playlist, with music from Dragon Ball Z and Astral Chain.
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03:00
Through the Night—Music for trumpet and piano
20th- and 21st-century works by Ravel, Gershwin and Missy Mazzoli.
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