Schedule
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Early
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00:30
Through the Night—John Shea presents CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach from 2015 BBC Proms Saturday Matinees
John Shea presents CPE Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach from 2015 BBC Proms Saturday Matinees
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Morning
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06:30
Breakfast—Tuesday - Petroc Trelawny
Petroc Trelawny with the Breakfast Advent Calendar and another JS Bach prelude and fugue.
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09:00
Essential Classics—Tuesday with Suzy Klein - Brian Blessed, Albinoni Adagio, The Christmas of 1817
Brian Blessed lists his cultural influences and inspirations.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Composer of the Week—Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), The Servant of Two Masters
2/5 Donald Macleod looks at Bach's time in Weimar writing for the court chapel.
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13:00
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—Solo Bach at St Luke's, Mahan Esfahani
3/4 Mahan Esfahani plays solo harpsichord music by Bach, including his Partita No 5 in G. (R)
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14:00
Afternoon Concert—Bach
The Netherlands Bach Ensemble perform three cantatas by J.S Bach.
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16:30
On airWords and Music—Serpentine
Texts and music on the theme of snakes. Readers: Tracy-Ann Oberman and Ewan Bailey. (R)
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17:45
New Generation Artists—Kathryn Rudge. Van Kuijk Quartet
Kathryn Rudge sings Finzi and the Van Kuijk Quartet play Beethoven's Op 127 String Quartet
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Evening
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19:00
Bach Walks—1: Arnstadt to Erfurt
1/5 Horatio Clare sets out to retrace JS Bach's famous 250-mile walk from Arnstadt to Lubeck.
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19:30
Radio 3 in Concert—Beatrice Rana plays Goldberg Variations
From Wigmore Hall, London, Beatrice Rana plays Bach's Goldberg Variations. (R)
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22:00
Free Thinking—Breaking Free - Martin Luther's Revolution
Peter Stanford, Ulinka Rublack and Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss Martin Luther.
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22:45
The Essay—Luther's Reformation Gang, Thomas Muntzer
2/5 Andy Drummond profiles Thomas Muntzer, the failed revolutionary of the Reformation.
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23:00
Late Junction—Verity Sharp
Exploring the history of black music in Europe before the Empire Windrush in 1948.
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Late
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00:30
Through the Night—John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe
John Shea with concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe.
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