BBC Music Magazine

Full Radio 3 listings for April

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1 SUNDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3pm The Early Music Show CHOICE 3-4pm Choral Evensong live from St Albans Cathedral

4-5pm The Choir

5-5.30pm

The Listening Service 5.30-6.45pm Words and Music CHOICE 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature

Psalm singing. Cerys Matthews reviews the musical influence of the Psalms across the centuries on different musicians 7.30-9pm Radio 3 in Concert European Broadcasti­ng Union 9-10.30pm Drama on 3 10.30pm-11.30pm

Early Music Late

2 MONDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12noon-1pm Composer of the Week Schumann (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert from Wigmore Hall, London. Britten Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65, Shostakovi­ch Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40. Laura van der Heijden (cello),

Petr Limonov (piano)

2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in

Concert from the City Halls, Glasgow. Nielsen Pan and Syrinx, FS87, Op. 49, Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, Nielsen Symphony No. 5. Mar tin

Fröst (clarinet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/

Thomas Dausgaard 10-10.45pm Music Matters 10.45-11pm The Essay

The book that changed me 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now

3 TUESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Schumann (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff. Watkins Three Welsh Songs, Mozart Sinfonia concertant­e in E flat, K364, Mozart Symphony

No. 40, Bartók Romanian Folk Dances (arr. Wilner). Benjamin Baker (violin), Timothy Ridout (viola), Sinfonia Cymru/

Gábor Takács-nagy

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

The book that changed me 11pm-12.30am Late Junction

4 WEDNESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Schumann (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon on 3 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford

4.30-5pm New Generation Artists

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Cadogan Hall, London. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K503, Ch’io mi scordi di te, K505, Symphony No. 38 in D, K504 ‘Prague’. Renata Pokupic´ (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra/christian Zacharias (piano/conductor)

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

The book that changed me 11pm-12.30am Late Junction

5 THURSDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Schumann (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from Philharmon­ic Hall, Liverpool. Wagner Overture – Rienzi, Elgar Cello Concerto, Schumann Symphony No. 2. Narek Hakhnazary­an (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmon­ic Orchestra/ben Gernon 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

The book that changed me

6 FRIDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Schumann (rpt) 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Wigmore Hall, London. Handel ‘Dietro l’orme fuggaci’ from Armida abbandonat­a, HWV105, Trio Sonata No. 1 in B minor, HWV386B Op. 2, ‘O numi eterni’ from La Lucrezia, HWV145, ‘Arresta il passo’ from Aminta e Fillide, HWV83. Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Marianne Crebassa (mezzosopra­no), Le Concer t d’astrée/ Emmanuelle Haïm (director, harpsichor­d, organ) 10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay

The book that changed me 11pm-1am World on 3

7 SATURDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12.15pm Record Review – Building a Library

12.15-1pm Music Matters 1-3pm Saturday Classics 3-4pm Sound of Dance Choreograp­her Wayne Mcgregor talks to Katie Derham about the Royal Ballet’s Bernstein triple bill. He discusses why Bernstein’s rhythmic music is so well-suited to dance

4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm Jazz Line-up 6.30-10.15pm Opera on 3 from

the Metropolit­an Opera House, New York. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor. Olga Peretyatko­Mariotti (Lucia), Vittorio Grigolo (Edgardo), Massimo Cavalletti (Enrico), Vitalij Kowajow (Raimondo), Orchestra of the Metropolit­an Opera House/ Roberto Abbado

10pm-12 midnight

Hear and Now

12 midnight-1am

Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

8 SUNDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12noon-1pm Private Passions 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) from Wigmore Hall, London. Britten Cello Sonata in C,

Op. 65, Shostakovi­ch Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40.

Laura van der Heijden (cello), Petr Limonov (piano)

2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) from the Chapel of Keble College, Oxford

4-5pm The Choir

5-5.30pm

The Listening Service 5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Too many ar tists

7.30-9.30pm Drama on 3

The Wild Duck

9.30-10.30pm Radio 3 in Concert from the European Broadcasti­ng Union 10.30pm-11.30pm

Early Music Late

9 MONDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Pachelbel

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert from Wigmore Hall, London. Chopin Prelude in C, Op. 28

No. 1, Debussy Préludes Book I: Danseuses de Delphes, Chopin Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57, Debussy Clair de lune, Préludes Book I: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir, Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, Debussy Préludes Book I: La sérénade interrompu­e, Préludes Book II: La puerta del vino, Manuel de Falla Fantasia Baetica. Javier Perianes (piano) 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Britten Overture – The Building of the House, Op. 79, Daniel Kidane Dream Song (world premiere), Beethoven Symphony No. 4. Roderick Williams (baritone), Chineke! Orchestra/anthony Parnther 10-10.45pm

Music Matters

10.45-11pm The Essay

One bar electric memoir 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now

10 TUESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Pachelbel

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (tbc)

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

One bar electric memoir 11pm-12.30am Late Junction

11 WEDNESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Pachelbel

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon on 3 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong a recording from the Choral Evensong archives

4.30-5pm

New Generation Artists 5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Royal Festival Hall, London. Thomas Adès Powder Her Face Suite, Gerald Barry Organ Concerto (London premiere), Stravinsky Perséphone. Thomas Trotter (organ), Toby Spence (tenor), London Philharmon­ic Choir, Trinity Boys Choir, London Philharmon­ic Orchestra/ Thomas Adès

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

One bar electric memoir

12 THURSDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Pachelbel

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from City Halls, Glasgow. Ravel La Valse, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Berlioz Symphonie fantastiqu­e. Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/

Yan Pascal Tor telier

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

One bar electric memoir 11pm-12.30am Late Junction

13 FRIDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Pachelbel

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Barbican, London. Elgar The Starlight Express (excerpts), Raymond Yiu

The World Was Once All Miracle, Lilian Elkington Out of the Mists, Elgar Spirit of England, Op. 80. Emma Tring (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), BBC Symphony Orchestra/

Sir Andrew Davis

10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay

One bar electric memoir 11pm-1am World on 3

14 SATURDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12.15pm Record Review – Building a Library

12.15-1pm Music Matters 1-3pm Saturday Classics 3-4pm Sound of Dance

Katie Derham looks at dance in musicals, from classic Broadway production­s to now. Choreograp­her Arlene Phillips discusses the legacy of Broadway and how it influences her own approach to the ar t form

4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm Jazz Line-up 6.30-10.30pm Opera on 3 from the Metropolit­an Opera House, New York. Verdi Luisa Miller. Sonya Yoncheva (Luisa), Olesya Petrova (Federica), Piotr Becza¯a (Rodolfo), Plácido Domingo (Miller), Alexander Vinogradov (Walter), Dmitry Belosselsk­iy (Wurm), Orchestra of the Metropolit­an Opera/

Ber trand de Billy

10.30pm-12 midnight

Hear and Now

12 midnight-1am

Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

15 SUNDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) from Wigmore Hall, London. Chopin Prelude in C, Op. 28

No. 1, Debussy Préludes Book I: Danseuses de Delphes, Chopin Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57, Debussy Clair de lune, Préludes Book I: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir, Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, Debussy Préludes Book I: La sérénade interrompu­e, Préludes Book II: La puerta del vino, Falla Fantasia Baetica. Javier Perianes (piano)

2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) 4-5pm The Choir

5-5.30pm

The Listening Service 5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Exit Burbage

7.30-9.15pm Radio 3 in Concert from the London Coliseum. The 2018 Internatio­nal Opera Awards 9.15-10.30pm Drama on 3 Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere’s Fan 10.30pm-11.30pm

Early Music Late

16 MONDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert from Wigmore Hall, London.

Carl Loewe Der Nöck, Op. 129 No. 2, Erlkönig, Op. 1 No. 3, Schumann Belsazar, Op.

57, Liszt Die Loreley, S273, Schumann Liederkrei­s, Op. 39. Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from Kings Place, London.

Mar tin Suckling Candlebird, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D, K451, Beethoven Symphony No. 4. Charles Owen (piano), Mark Stone (baritone), Aurora Orchestra/nicholas Collon 10-10.45pm

Music Matters

10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now

17 TUESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from City Halls, Glasgow. Sibelius Pelléas et Mélisande, Macmillan Saxophone Concerto (world premiere), Glazunov Saxophone Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 8. Amy Dickson (saxophone), Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Joseph Swensen

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Late Junction

18 WEDNESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon on 3 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong live from Norwich Cathedral 4.30-5pm

New Generation Artists

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from Royal Festival Hall, London. Stravinsky Symphony in C, Tango (arr. Orchestra), Debussy Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra. Shostakovi­ch Symphony No. 6. Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), London Philharmon­ic Orchestra/ Vladimir Jurowski

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

19 THURSDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in

Concert from Bridgewate­r Hall, Manchester. Tchaikovsk­y

The Voyevoda, Shostakovi­ch Cello Concerto No. 2 in G, Ginastera Panambí, Op. 1. Alban Gerhardt (cello), Manchester Chamber Choir (ladies), BBC Philharmon­ic/ Juanjo Mena

10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-12.30am Exposure

20 FRIDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Verdi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Mozart Overture – The Marriage of Figaro, Strauss Four Last Songs, Brahms Symphony

No. 4. BBC National Orchestra of Wales/otto Tausk 10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay 11pm-1am World on 3

21 SATURDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12.15pm Record Review – Building a Library

12.15-1pm Music Matters 1-3pm Saturday Classics 3-4pm Sound of Dance

Katie Derham reflects on the work of dancer/choreograp­her Akram Khan, who is currently marking his final performanc­es as a dancer in a full-length piece with Xenos

4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm Jazz Line-up

CHOICE 6.30-8.30pm Opera on 3 from the Royal Opera House, London. Janácˇek From the House of the Dead. Willard White (Alexandr Gorjanciko­v), Pascal Charbonnea­u (Aljeja), Štefan Margita (Luka Kuzmicˇ), Ladislav Elgr (Skuratov), Johan Reuter (Šiškov/priest) et al, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/

Mark Wiggleswor­th 8.30-9.30pm tbc

9.30-10pm Between the Ears

In praise of shadows. The first par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late

Night Japan’ season which explores the darker side of Japanese music, culture and recent history

10pm-12 midnight

Hear and Now

12 midnight-1am

Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

22 SUNDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon Sunday Morning 12 noon-1pm Private Passions 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) from Wigmore Hall, London. Loewe Der Nöck, Op. 129

No. 2, Erlkönig, Op. 1 No. 3, Robert Schumann Belsazar,

Op. 57, Liszt Die Loreley, S273, Schumann Liederkrei­s, Op. 39. Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) from Norwich Cathedral

4-5pm The Choir

5-5.30pm

The Listening Service 5.30-6.45pm Words and Music 6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Supernatur­al Japan (par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night

Japan’ season)

7.30-9.30pm Drama on 3 Shakespear­e’s The

Merchant of Venice 9.30-10.30pm Radio 3 in Concert from the European

Broadcasti­ng Union 10.30pm-11.30pm Early Music Late

23 MONDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon

Essential Classics

12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Barbara Strozzi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert from Wigmore Hall, London. Hacquart Harmonia Parnassia Sonatarum, Op. 2, Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Buxtehude Trio Sonata in G minor, BUXWV261, Froberger Suite No. 12 in C, FBWV612, Handel Trio Sonata No. 3 in

B flat, HWV388 Op. 2. Sophie Gent (violin), Matthew Truscott (violin), Jonathan Manson

(bass viol, cello), Trevor Pinnock (harpsichor­d)

2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape CHOICE 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert from the Barbican, London. Tippett The Rose Lake, Mahler (completed by D Cooke) Symphony No. 10. London Symphony Orchestra/

Simon Rattle

10-10.45pm Music Matters (par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night Japan’ season)

10.45-11pm The Essay Dark Blossoms (part of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night Japan’ season) 11pm-12.30am Jazz Now

24 TUESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Barbara Strozzi 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm

Radio 3 in Concert (tbc) 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

Dark Blossoms 11pm-12.30am Late Junction (par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night Japan’ season)

25 WEDNESDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Barbara Strozzi 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-3.30pm Afternoon on 3 3.30-4.30pm Choral Evensong live from Guildford Cathedral 4.30-5pm New Generation Artists

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from the Lighthouse,

Poole. Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Dvorˇák Cello Concerto,

R Strauss Tod und Verklärung. Daniel Müller-schott (cello), Bournemout­h Symphony Orchestra/james Feddeck 10-10.45pm Free Thinking 10.45-11pm The Essay

Dark Blossoms

11pm-12.30am

Late Junction

26 THURSDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast 9am-12noon Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Barbara Strozzi

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in Concert live from City Halls, Glasgow. Smetana Má vlast –‘ Vltava’,

‘ árka’, Chopin Piano

Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Dvorˇák Symphony No. 4.

David Kadouch (piano),

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/matthias Pintscher 10-10.45pm

Free Thinking

10.45-11pm The Essay

Dark Blossoms

11pm-12.30am Exposure

27 FRIDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Barbara Strozzi 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert 2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in

Concert from Bridgewate­r Hall, Manchester. Strauss Death and Transfigur­ation, Mark Simpson tbc (world premiere), Shostakovi­ch Symphony

No. 1. Leonard Elschenbro­ich (cello), BBC Philharmon­ic/ Clemens Schuldt

10-10.45pm The Verb 10.45-11pm The Essay

Dark Blossoms

11pm-1am World on 3

(par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night Japan’ season)

28 SATURDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12.15pm Record Review – Building a Library

12.15-1pm Music Matters 1-3pm Saturday Classics 3-4pm Sound of Dance

Katie Derham looks at what happens when dance styles collide in light of the DFS project at Sadler’s Wells in which choreograp­hers Cecilia Bengolea and François Chaignaud have created a ballet inspired by Jamaican dance and medieval vocal polyphony 4-5pm Jazz Record Requests 5-6.30pm Jazz Line-up 6.30-10pm Opera On 3 from the Metropolit­an Opera House, New York. Massenet Cendrillon. Kathleen Kim (La Fée), Joyce Didonato (Cendrillon), Alice Coote (Le Prince Charmant), Stephanie Blythe (Madame de la Haltière), Laurent Naouri (Pandolofe), Orchestra of the Metropolit­an Opera House/

Ber trand de Billy

10pm-12 midnight

Hear and Now

12 midnight-1am

Geoffrey Smith’s Jazz

29 SUNDAY

7-9am Breakfast

9am-12noon

Sunday Morning

12 noon-1pm Private Passions 1-2pm Lunchtime Concert (rpt) from Wigmore Hall, London. Hacquart Harmonia Parnassia Sonatarum, Op. 2, Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Buxtehude Trio Sonata in G minor, BUXWV261, Froberger Suite No. 12 in C, FBWV612, Handel Trio Sonata No. 3 in B flat, HWV388 Op. 2. Sophie Gent (violin), Matthew Truscott (violin), Jonathan Manson (bass viol, cello),

Trevor Pinnock (harpsichor­d) 2-3pm The Early Music Show 3-4pm Choral Evensong (rpt) from Guildford Cathedral

4-5pm The Choir

5-5.30pm

The Listening Service 5.30-6.45pm

Words and Music

6.45-7.30pm Sunday Feature Japan’s Never-ending War

(par t of Radio 3’s ‘Late Night Japan’ season)

7.30-9pm Radio 3 in Concert European Broadcasti­ng Union 9-10.30pm Drama on 3 Shakespear­e’s Measure for Measure

10.30pm-11.30pm

Early Music Late

30 MONDAY

6.30-9am Breakfast

9am-12 noon

Essential Classics 12noon-1pm

Composer of the Week

1-2pm Lunchtime Concert from Wigmore Hall, London. Couperin Prelude in D minor, Monsieur de Sainte-colombe Les Couplets, Marais Suite from Troisième livre de pièces de viole, Forqueray La Leclair, Marais Quatrième livre de pièces de viole – ‘Le Badinage’, ‘ Le Labyrinthe’, Robert de

Visée Prélude, Les Silvains de Mr Couperin, Muzette, Marais Deuxième livre de pièces de viole –‘ Les folies d’espagne’. Hille Perl (viola da gamba),

Lee Santana (theorbo)

2-5pm Afternoon on 3

5-7pm In Tune

7-7.30pm In Tune Mixtape 7.30-10pm Radio 3 in

Concert from Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Ravel (orch.

Colin Matthews) Oiseaux

Tristes, Alborada del gracioso, Britten Les Illuminati­ons, Shostakovi­ch Symphony No. 10. Sophie Bevan (soprano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/nicholas Collon 10-10.45pm Music Matters 10.45-11pm The Essay

My life in music

11pm-12.30am Jazz Now

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April pleasures: (clockwise) Simon Rattle conducts Mahler, 23 April; Willard White sings Janácˇek, 21 April; St Albans Cathedral, 1 April
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Baroque voice: composer Barbara Strozzi (23-27 April)

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