James Jolly presents Radio 3's classical breakfast show.
With Andrew McGregor. Includes Handel's Memories: Grand Concertos, Op 6 (selection); Herbert von Karajan DG recordings from the 1960s; Dvorak: Piano Quartet No 2; Wagner: Lohengrin.
Film composer Christopher Young explores how music for horror movies use scare tactics developed by the greats including Mozart, Liszt, Berlioz, Wagner and Penderecki. Show more
Catherine Bott talks with co-founder of Lonely Planet Tony Wheeler about the 17th-century traveller Thomas Coryate, who among other things wrote about of the music of Venice. Show more
Jennifer Pike (violin), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Igor Levit (piano) perform at Cadogan Hall. Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano; Sonata for cello and piano. Ravel: Piano Trio. Show more
The Britten Sinfonia is joined by mezzo Susan Bickley, pianist Nicolas Hodges and cor anglais player Nicholas Daniels in music by Finnissy, Ferneyhough, Birtwistle and Elias. Show more
Broadcaster and amateur musician Eleanor Oldroyd explores the various links between music and sport. Including works by Mozart, Ravel, Handel and Shostakovich among many others. Show more
Alyn Shipton presents jazz requests including music from Herbie Mann, Roland Kirk and Chick Corea. Plus a trip back to the 1920s with Duke Ellington, and a memory of Miles Davis. Show more
In his final concert as principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thierry Fischer leads vast choral and orchestral forces in a performance of Berlioz's Requiem. Show more
By Hannah Silva and Colin Teevan. A drama interweaving stories about marathons and runners through history, such as the original marathon runner Pheidippides. Show more
Music from Iceland's Dark Music Days festival, plus 60s electronica in the Hear and Now 50. Show more
Geoffrey Smith surveys swing in three-quarter time, from Fats Waller to Chick Corea. Show more
Jonathan Swain presents a performance of Mahler's Tenth Symphony given by the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Jacek Kaspszyk in Warsaw in 2011. Show more
