BBC Radio 3 - Schedules, 5 - 11 August 2024 (2024)

Table of Contents
00:30 Through the Night—Bach Cantatas from Switzerland 00:30 Through the Night—Haydn's The Creation 00:30 Through the Night—Il Giuramento by Saverio Mercadante 00:30 Through the Night—Dvorák's New World 00:30 Through the Night—Messiaen, Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Ravel from Paris 00:30 Through the Night—Brahms Chamber Music in Canada 00:30 Through the Night—Benjamin Grosvenor plays Busoni's mighty piano concerto 06:30 Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music 06:30 Breakfast—Sunrise classical 06:30 Breakfast—Boost your morning with classical 06:30 Breakfast—Get going with classical 06:30 Breakfast—Classical music to set you up for the day 06:30 Breakfast—Start your weekend the Radio 3 way, with Saturday Breakfast 06:30 Breakfast—Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney 09:30 Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music 09:30 Essential Classics—The best classical morning music 09:30 Essential Classics—Celebrating classical greats 09:30 Essential Classics—A feast of great music 09:30 Essential Classics—Celebrating classical greats 09:00 Saturday Morning—Tom Service talks to members of the National Youth Orchestra and organist Jonathan Scott 09:00 Sunday Morning—Your perfect Sunday soundtrack 11:00 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 29: Jonathan Scott – Organ Recital 12:30 New Generation Artists—Piazzolla's Grand Tango from cellist Santiago Cañon-Valencia 12:00 Private Passions—Isabel Wilkerson 13:00 Classical Live—BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom plus music from the Kurt Weill Festival 13:00 Classical Live—Sinfonia of London Prom plus Schola Cantorum de Venezuela at the Edinburgh International Festival 13:00 Classical Live—The Kanneh-Masons at the Proms plus piano duos from Schwarzenberg 13:00 Classical Live—Busoni’s Piano Concerto at the Proms plus a chamber concert from the Edinburgh International Festival 13:00 Classical Live—Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony at the Proms and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn from the Edinburgh International Festival 13:00 Music Matters—Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival, 2. Internationalism 13:30 Music Map—A journey to Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor 14:00 Record Review—BBC Proms Composer: Beethoven with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor 15:00 Choral Evensong—Winchester Cathedral 15:00 BBC Proms—2024, Proms Belfast: Debussy, Fauré and Holmès 16:00 Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Basse-Terre to Paris: 1745 - 1764 16:00 Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Pushing the limits: 1764 - 1774 16:00 Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Intrigue at the opera: 1775 - 1780 16:00 Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Instability: 1780 - 1788 16:00 Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Revolution: 1789 - 1799 16:00 Sound of Cinema—An interview with visionary filmmaker and director M. Night Shyamalan 17:00 In Tune—Wind down from work with classical music 17:00 In Tune—Classical artists live in session 17:00 In Tune—Music news and live classical music 17:00 In Tune—Live classical music for your drive 17:00 In Tune—Classical artists live in the studio 17:00 This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Anna Meredith 17:00 Jazz Record Requests—Jazz Record Requests at the Edinburgh Festivals 18:00 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 27: Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony 18:00 Music Planet—Betto Arcos In the Studio 18:00 The Early Music Show—Gold 19:00 Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music 19:30 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto 19:00 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 24: Purcell’s The Fairy Queen 19:00 Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix 19:30 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 25: Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth 19:00 Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music 19:30 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 26: Beethoven, Brahms and Sarah Gibson 19:00 New Generation Artists—Pianist Alim Beisembayev plays Haydn 19:30 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 30: The National Youth Orchestra plays Mahler’s First 19:00 Between the Ears—California Burning 19:30 BBC Proms—Prom 31: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Brahms 20:30 BBC Proms—2024, Remembering Sir Andrew Davis at the Proms 22:15 Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine 22:00 Night Tracks—Evening soundscape 22:00 Night Tracks—Soundtrack for night 22:15 Night Tracks—Adventures in sound 22:30 BBC Proms—2024, Prom 28: Songs of Wars I Have Seen 22:00 The Lebrecht Interview—Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen 22:45 New Music Show—standard issue 22:00 Night Tracks—Immerse yourself 23:30 'Round Midnight—Kevin Le Gendre sits in 23:30 'Round Midnight—Elaine Delmar picks her 4/4 23:30 'Round Midnight—New music from Kathrine Windfeld 23:30 'Round Midnight—Fresh Eliane Elias 23:45 'Round Midnight—Theon Cross in concert 23:30 Unclassified—Stuart Maconie’s Listening Chair References
00:00
  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Bach Cantatas from Switzerland

    The Capricornus Consort Basel and countertenor Jan Börner perform cantatas by JS Bach.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Haydn's The Creation

    Giovanni Antonini conducts the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Basel Chamber Orchestra.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Il Giuramento by Saverio Mercadante

    A concert performance of Mercadante's Il Giuramento by the WDR Radio Orchestra and Chorus.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Dvorák's New World

    The Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra play Dvorák's beloved Ninth Symphony.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Messiaen, Saint-Saëns, Dutilleux and Ravel from Paris

    Performed by the Orchestre National de France with conductor Cristian Măcelaru.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Brahms Chamber Music in Canada

    Andrew Wan, Alisa Weilerstein and Charles Richard-Hamelin at the Lanaudière Festival.

  1. 00:30

    Through the Night—Benjamin Grosvenor plays Busoni's mighty piano concerto

    Robin Ticciati conducts the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin.

01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00
  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Ease into the day with classical music

    Kate Molleson presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Sunrise classical

    Kate Molleson presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Boost your morning with classical

    Kate Molleson presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Get going with classical

    Kate Molleson presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Classical music to set you up for the day

    Kate Molleson presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show, including the Friday poem.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Start your weekend the Radio 3 way, with Saturday Breakfast

    Elizabeth Alker sets up your Saturday morning.

  1. 06:30

    Breakfast—Start your Sunday the Radio 3 way with Tom McKinney

    Tom McKinney presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.

07:00 08:00 09:00
  1. 09:30

    Essential Classics—Refresh your morning with classical music

    Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

  1. 09:30

    Essential Classics—The best classical morning music

    Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

  1. 09:30

    Essential Classics—Celebrating classical greats

    Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

  1. 09:30

    Essential Classics—A feast of great music

    Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

  1. 09:00

    Saturday Morning—Tom Service talks to members of the National Youth Orchestra and organist Jonathan Scott

    Tom Service talks to members of the National Youth Orchestra and organist Jonathan Scott

  1. 09:00

    Sunday Morning—Your perfect Sunday soundtrack

    Sarah Walker with three hours of classical music to reflect, restore and refresh.

10:00 11:00
  1. 11:00

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 29: Jonathan Scott – Organ Recital

    Live at the BBC Proms: Jonathan Scott – Organ Recital.

12:00
  1. 12:30

    New Generation Artists—Piazzolla's Grand Tango from cellist Santiago Cañon-Valencia

    A charming quartet by the young Mozart and Piazzolla's heady Grand Tango.

  1. 12:00

    On air

    Private Passions—Isabel Wilkerson

    Michael Berkeley's guest is Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson.

13:00
  1. 13:00

    Classical Live—BBC Symphony Orchestra Prom plus music from the Kurt Weill Festival

    Tom McKinney revisits the best of the current Proms concerts.

  1. 13:00

    Classical Live—Sinfonia of London Prom plus Schola Cantorum de Venezuela at the Edinburgh International Festival

    Tom McKinney with performances from the Edinburgh Festival and music from the Proms.

  1. 13:00

    Classical Live—The Kanneh-Masons at the Proms plus piano duos from Schwarzenberg

    Tom McKinney with music from this year's summer festivals.

  1. 13:00

    Classical Live—Busoni’s Piano Concerto at the Proms plus a chamber concert from the Edinburgh International Festival

    Tom McKinney with highlights from summer festivals.

  1. 13:00

    Classical Live—Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony at the Proms and soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn from the Edinburgh International Festival

    Tom McKinney with music from great summer festivals.

  1. 13:00

    Music Matters—Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival, 2. Internationalism

    Current director Nicola Benedetti tells the story of the Edinburgh International Festival.

  1. 13:30

    Music Map—A journey to Chopin's Scherzo in B flat minor

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the sonic connections between music across time and space.

14:00
  1. 14:00

    Record Review—BBC Proms Composer: Beethoven with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor

    Marina Frolova-Walker picks five indispensable recordings of BBC Proms Composer Beethoven.

15:00
  1. 15:00

    Choral Evensong—Winchester Cathedral

    From Winchester Cathedral during the Southern Cathedrals Festival.

  1. 15:00

    BBC Proms—2024, Proms Belfast: Debussy, Fauré and Holmès

    Live at the BBC Proms: from the Ulster Hall in Belfast

16:00
  1. 16:00

    Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Basse-Terre to Paris: 1745 - 1764

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.

  1. 16:00

    Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Pushing the limits: 1764 - 1774

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.

  1. 16:00

    Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Intrigue at the opera: 1775 - 1780

    3/5 Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.

  1. 16:00

    Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Instability: 1780 - 1788

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.

  1. 16:00

    Composer of the Week—Musical Olympians - Joseph Bologne, Revolution: 1789 - 1799

    5/5 Donald Macleod explores a musician also remarkable for his sporting prowess.

  1. 16:00

    Sound of Cinema—An interview with visionary filmmaker and director M. Night Shyamalan

    Director M. Night Shyamalan talks to Matthew Sweet about how music influences his films.

17:00
  1. 17:00

    In Tune—Wind down from work with classical music

    Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

  1. 17:00

    In Tune—Classical artists live in session

    Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

  1. 17:00

    In Tune—Music news and live classical music

    Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

  1. 17:00

    In Tune—Live classical music for your drive

    Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

  1. 17:00

    In Tune—Classical artists live in the studio

    Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

  1. 17:00

    This Classical Life—Jess Gillam with... Anna Meredith

    Jess Gillam and composer Anna Meredith share some favourite tracks by female artists.

  1. 17:00

    Jazz Record Requests—Jazz Record Requests at the Edinburgh Festivals

    Alyn presents a special edition of Jazz Record Requests from Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.

18:00
  1. 18:00

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 27: Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony

    Live at the Proms: the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo.

  1. 18:00

    Music Planet—Betto Arcos In the Studio

    Lopa Kothari and music journalist Betto Arcos swap tracks.

  1. 18:00

    The Early Music Show—Gold

    As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Hannah French explores gold in early music.

19:00
  1. 19:00

    Classical Mixtape—Expand your horizons with classical music

    Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites. (R)

  2. 19:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto

    Live at the BBC Proms: Edward Gardner conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

  1. 19:00

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 24: Purcell’s The Fairy Queen

    Live at the BBC Proms: Paul Agnew directs Les Arts Florissants in Purcell: The Fairy Queen

  1. 19:00

    Classical Mixtape—The eclectic classical mix

    Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites

  2. 19:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 25: Storgårds conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

    Live at the BBC Proms: John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic.

  1. 19:00

    Classical Mixtape—Power through with classical music

    Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

  2. 19:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 26: Beethoven, Brahms and Sarah Gibson

    Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic and conductor Anja Bihlmaier.

  1. 19:00

    New Generation Artists—Pianist Alim Beisembayev plays Haydn

    Debussy, Haydn and Mahler from Radio 3's New Generation Artists.

  2. 19:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 30: The National Youth Orchestra plays Mahler’s First

    Live at the BBC Proms: The National Youth Orchestra performs Mahler’s Symphony No 1.

  1. 19:00

    Between the Ears—California Burning

    High above the giant sequoias, poet Kim Addonizio shadows Jack Kerouac as a fire watcher.

  2. 19:30

    BBC Proms—Prom 31: Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Brahms

    Live at the BBC Proms: Daniel Barenboim conducts the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.

20:00
  1. 20:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Remembering Sir Andrew Davis at the Proms

    Celebrating Sir Andrew Davis' special relationship with the Proms

21:00 22:00
  1. 22:15

    Night Tracks—The constant harmony machine

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

  1. 22:00

    Night Tracks—Evening soundscape

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

  1. 22:00

    Night Tracks—Soundtrack for night

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

  1. 22:15

    Night Tracks—Adventures in sound

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

  1. 22:30

    BBC Proms—2024, Prom 28: Songs of Wars I Have Seen

    Live at the BBC Proms: London Sinfonietta & OAE perform Heiner Goebbels' unique work.

  1. 22:00

    The Lebrecht Interview—Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen

    Norman Lebrecht talks to the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen.

  2. 22:45

    New Music Show—standard issue

    standard issue play chamber music by Lisa Illean and Joanna Bailie.

  1. 22:00

    Night Tracks—Immerse yourself

    Hannah Peel with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

23:00
  1. 23:30

    'Round Midnight—Kevin Le Gendre sits in

    The journalist, author and broadcaster sits in for Soweto all this week

  1. 23:30

    'Round Midnight—Elaine Delmar picks her 4/4

    The vocalist and actor selects choice cuts from her record collection

  1. 23:30

    'Round Midnight—New music from Kathrine Windfeld

    Guest presenter Kevin Le Gendre picks a fresh release by the Danish composer and pianist

  1. 23:30

    'Round Midnight—Fresh Eliane Elias

    A recent piece by the Brazilian artist, chosen by guest host Kevin Le Gendre

  1. 23:45

    'Round Midnight—Theon Cross in concert

    Highlights from tuba player and composer Theon Cross's recent BBC Proms appearance.

  1. 23:30

    Unclassified—Stuart Maconie’s Listening Chair

    Elizabeth Alker welcomes Stuart Maconie to the Unclassified Listening Chair.

BBC Radio 3 - Schedules, 5 - 11 August 2024 (2024)

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Article information

Author: Foster Heidenreich CPA

Last Updated:

Views: 6042

Rating: 4.6 / 5 (56 voted)

Reviews: 95% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Foster Heidenreich CPA

Birthday: 1995-01-14

Address: 55021 Usha Garden, North Larisa, DE 19209

Phone: +6812240846623

Job: Corporate Healthcare Strategist

Hobby: Singing, Listening to music, Rafting, LARPing, Gardening, Quilting, Rappelling

Introduction: My name is Foster Heidenreich CPA, I am a delightful, quaint, glorious, quaint, faithful, enchanting, fine person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.