Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Alexander String Quartet at the 2015 Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
Catriona Young presents the first of two concerts by the Alexander String Quartet.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Thursday - Clemency Burton-Hill
Clemency Burton-Hill presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, with listener requests.
09:00
Essential Classics—Thursday - Sarah Walker with Gyles Brandreth
Including Artist of the Week: pianist Alfred Brendel in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5.
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Afternoon
12:00
Composer of the Week—Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), The Seasons
4/5Exploring Haydn's final works. Today, his final oratorio – The Seasons.
13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Belfast Music Society International Festival of Chamber Music 2016, Episode 3
3/4Including Philip Hammond's Lament for an Irish Rebel, plus works by Chopin.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Thursday Opera Matinee, Ravel - L'enfant et les sortileges
Katie Derham presents Ravel's one-act opera L'enfant et les sortileges.
16:30
In Tune—English Touring Opera, National Folk Orchestra of Ireland
Live music from English Touring Opera and the National Folk Orchestra of Ireland.
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Evening
18:30
Composer of the Week—Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), The Seasons
4/5Exploring Haydn's final works. Today, his final oratorio – The Seasons.(R)
19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Donald Runnicles and the BBC SSO in Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony
Donald Runnicles and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Debussy, J MacMillan and Beethoven
22:00
Free Thinking—Botticelli Reimagined, A New Biography of Hitler
Anne McElvoy explores German historians' view of Hitler and reviews Botticelli at the V&A.
22:45
The Essay—Music in Its Time, Music in Its Time - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4
9/10Stephen Johnson on Beethoven's decision to unveil three new works at one public concert.
23:00
Late Junction—Thursday - Nick Luscombe
Nick Luscombe's selection includes Norway's Splashgirl, Matthew Bourne and Veljo Tormis.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Alexander String Quartet at the 2015 Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
Catriona Young presents the second of two concerts by the Alexander String Quartet.
