Schedule
Early
01:00
Through the Night—05/05/2011
John Shea presents troubadour dances and orchestral classics.
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Morning
07:00
Radio 3 Breakfast—Thursday - Rob Cowan
Presented by Rob Cowan.
10:00
Classical Collection—Thursday - James Jolly
James Jolly presents music by Bellini, Handel, Mendelssohn, Offenbach, Beethoven, Britten.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Two Curios
4/5Donald Macleod on the curious Moscow Cantata and the two-movement Concert Fantasia.(R)
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—St George's, Bristol, String Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
3/4The OAE string soloists in Ucellini, Castello, D Gabrieli, Merula, Corelli and Locatelli.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Donizetti - Anna Bolena
Penny Gore presents a performance by an all-star cast of Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena.
16:30
In Tune—05/05/2011 Edward Gardner, Peter Hoare, Andre de Ridder
Sean Rafferty talks to Edward Gardner, Peter Hoare and Andre de Ridder.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Two Curios
4/5Donald Macleod on the curious Moscow Cantata and the two-movement Concert Fantasia.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Mark Elder and the Halle at the Bridgewater Hall, Sibelius, Prokofiev
1/2Mark Elder conducts the Halle. Sibelius: En Saga. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2.
20:35
Twenty Minutes—Tame Cat
A newly re-discovered story written by a young Daphne du Maurier.
20:55
Radio 3 Live in Concert—Mark Elder and the Halle at the Bridgewater Hall, Elgar
2/2The Halle's concert under Mark Elder concludes with Elgar's Enigma Variations.
22:00
Night Waves—The Celluloid Curtain, Brian Christian, Kutlug Ataman
Presented by Matthew Sweet. With a festival celebrating Cold War European spy films.
22:45
The Essay—Home Rule for the Soul, Home Rule for the Soul
3/4Sunil Khilnani explores the ideas of freedom in Gandhi's first major work, Hind Swaraj.(R)
23:00
Late Junction—Fiona Talkington - 05/05/2011
Fiona Talkington with music from George Crumb, Chieko Mori, Steve Reich and Mariem Hassan.
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Late
01:00
Through the Night—06/05/2011
John Shea presents the Rotterdam Philharmonic performing at the 2010 BBC Proms.
