Schedule
Early
00:30
Through the Night—Bellini, Puccini and Verdi from Russia
Jonathan Swain presents a concert of Italian opera arias from Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow.
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Morning
06:30
Radio 3 Breakfast—Wednesday - Georgia Mann
Georgia Mann presents the Breakfast show, including the Wednesday Artist at 8.00.
09:00
Essential Classics—Wednesday with Ian Skelly - Jenny Marx's Transport Chaos
Ian Skelly with the best in classical music.
11:00
Edinburgh International Festival—2018 Queen's Hall Series, Viktoria Mullova and Katia Labeque
Violinist Viktoria Mullova and pianist Katia Labeque in recital, live from Edinburgh.
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Afternoon
13:00
Composer of the Week—Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), Love and War
2/4Donald Macleod follows Respighi through the Great War and his early years of marriage.
14:00
Afternoon Concert—Prom 26 repeat: Late Night Serpent and Fire
Anna Prohaska and Il Giardino Armonico in music for Dido and Cleopatra.
15:30
Choral Evensong—Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey, USA (Archive)
An archive recording from Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
16:30
New Generation Artists—Ilker Arcaryurek
Tenor Ilker Arcayurek sings Schumann's romantic song-cycle Liederkreis.
17:00
In Tune—Laurence Perkins, Cecilia McDowall, Prabhat Rao, Pulkit Sharma
Sean Rafferty's guests include Cecilia McDowall, Prabhat Rao and Pulkit Sharma.
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Evening
19:00
BBC Proms—2018, Prom 34: BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena in Britten and Copland
Live at the BBC Proms: BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena in Britten, Barber and Copland.
21:15
Sunday Feature—The Bloomsbury Lighthouse
Tracing Graham Greene, George Orwell, AL Lloyd and Laurie Lee's WWII propaganda careers.
22:15
BBC Proms—2018, Prom 35: New York: Sound of a City
Live at BBC Proms: Heritage Orchestra, conducted by Jules Buckley, and New York artists.
23:30
Late Junction—Nick Luscombe with New York new music
New music from New York, exploring the electronic avenues and avant-garde alleyways.
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Late
00:30
Through the Night—Beethoven and Bartok from Bulgaria
Jonathan Swain presents violin sonatas by Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
