BBC Radio 3 Schedule 10 - 16 December 2007

The Early Music Show—02/12/2007

Catherine Bott explores 1685, the year in which Handel, Bach and Scarlatti were all born.(R)

The Early Music Show—Alessandro Scarlatti: The Sicilian Godfather of the Oratorio

Lucie Skeaping looks at Scarlatti and the music he wrote for oratorios in the 18th century(R)

Through the Night—10/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including music by Bach, Dvorak, Mozart, Haydn and Shostakovich.

Through the Night—11/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including works by Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Mozart and Saint-Saens.

Through the Night—12/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including works by Mahler, Mozart, Scriabin, Schumann and Brahms.

Through the Night—13/12/2007

With Susan Sharpe. Including works by Bartok, Beethoven, Schumann, Dvorak and Mozart.

Through the Night—15/12/2007

Susan Sharpe introduces works by Mozart, Mahler, Prokofiev, Grieg, Elgar and Glinka.

Through the Night—16/12/2007

With John Shea. Including works by Schubert, Mahler, Bellini, Sibelius, Bach and Ravel.

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Radio 3 Breakfast—10/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 10 in E minor. Plus Handel, Mozart and Sibelius.

Radio 3 Breakfast—11/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F. Plus Verdi, Vivaldi, Mozart and Schubert

Radio 3 Breakfast—12/12/2007

Including works by Handel, Schubert, Bach, Messiaen and Schumann.

Radio 3 Breakfast—14/12/2007

Including works by Chopin, Byrd, Bach, Brahms and Schubert.

Radio 3 Breakfast—15/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 15 in G. Plus Mozart and Sibelius.

Radio 3 Breakfast—16/12/2007

The 48 at 8: Bach's Prelude and Fugue No 16 in G minor. Plus Brahms, Poulenc and Debussy.

CD Review—15/12/2007

With Andrew McGregor. Including the CD Review Listeners' Disc of the Year.

Classical Collection—10/12/2007

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Canteloube, Liszt, Schubert, Strauss and Bach.

Classical Collection—11/12/2007

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Vaughan Williams, Sibelius, Bax and Beethoven.

Classical Collection—12/12/2007

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Beethoven, Tallis, Liszt and Bartok.

Classical Collection—14/12/2007

With Sarah Walker. Including works by Purcell, Cherubini, Holst and Elgar.

Sunday Morning—16/12/2007

Iain with music on the theme of animals, including Britten, Koechlin, Bizet, Saint-Saens.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 1

1/5Donald Macleod explores some myths about the spirit behind Webern's music.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 2

2/5Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 3

3/5Donald Macleod looks at Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 4

4/5. The inter-war years and a new muse, the poet Hidegard Jone.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 5

5/5Donald Macleod reflects on Webern's intense love of his homeland Austria.

Music Matters—15/12/2007

Tom Service presents a special programme on the life and music of Karlheinz Stockhausen.

Music Feature—EBU Christmas Around Europe

Andrew McGregor introduces Christmas concerts from radio stations in Europe.

Afternoon Concert—10/12/2007

The Lunchtime Concert features the Gaudier Ensemble, who perform Beethoven chamber works.

Afternoon Concert—Wall2Wall, FiddleFest, Episode 1

1/4The Lunchtime Concert features violinist Raphael Oleg, who performs 20th century works.

Afternoon Concert—Wall2Wall, FiddleFest, Episode 2

2/4The Lunchtime Concert features violinist Catherine Leonard and pianist Hugh Tinney.

Afternoon Concert—Wall2Wall, FiddleFest, Episode 4

4/4The Lunchtime Concert features violinist David Grimal, who performs Bach and Bartok.

The Early Music Show—15/12/2007

Lucie Skeaping presents a programme devoted to the life and music of Dieterich Buxtehude.(R)

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert—15/12/2007

Another chance to hear the Gaudier Ensemble perform two early Beethoven chamber works.(R)

World Routes—World Routes in Georgia, Polyphonic drinking songs and choral music

1/2Lucy Duran travels to Georgia, to discover more about its ancient musical traditions.

Jazz Line-Up—15/12/2007

Claire Martin presents an exclusive interview with iconic jazz vocalist Kurt Elling.

Choral Evensong—16/12/2007

From Leeds Cathedral.

In Tune—10/12/2007

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

In Tune—11/12/2007

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

In Tune—12/12/2007

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, plus news from the arts world.

In Tune—14/12/2007

Sean Rafferty's guests are Toby Spence, Alessandro Corbelli, Colin Currie, Jennifer Higdon

Jazz Record Requests—15/12/2007

Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.

Music Feature—EBU Christmas Around Europe

Andrew McGregor concludes the evening of Christmas concerts from Europe and Canada.

Opera on 3—Gounod's Romeo et Juliette

Placido Domingo conducts Gounod's setting of Shakespeare's tragedy.

Performance on 3—10/12/2007

A concert by the BBC NOW to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Wiltshire Music Centre.

Performance on 3—BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel, Episode 1

1/4Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO in works by Ligeti, Beethoven and Bartok.

Performance on 3—BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel, Episode 2

2/4Nelson Goerner conducts the BBC SSO in works by Bartok, Beethoven and Brahms.

Performance on 3—BBC SSO: The Romantic, the Revolutionary, the Rebel, Episode 4

4/4Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO in works by Ligeti, Schumann and Bartok.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 1

1/5Donald Macleod explores some myths about the spirit behind Webern's music.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 2

2/5Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 3

3/5Donald Macleod looks at Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 4

4/5. The inter-war years and a new muse, the poet Hidegard Jone.

Composer of the Week—Anton Webern, Episode 5

5/5Donald Macleod reflects on Webern's intense love of his homeland Austria.

Drama on 3—The Rivals, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1775 in the city of Bath, and three suitors fight for the hand of Miss Lydia Languish.(R)

Night Waves—10/12/2007

Philip Dodd talks to Italian writer Umberto Eco about his wide-ranging and diverse career.

Night Waves—11/12/2007

Gabriel Gbadamosi talks to novelist Richard Ford about American short stories.

Night Waves—12/12/2007

Philip Dodd meets Tom Loosemore, one of the leading British thinkers on the internet.

The Verb—14/12/2007

Ian McMillan with Radio 3's weekly cabaret of language, poetry and performance.

Between the Ears—Jazz Ghosts in the Bronx

The Woodlawn Cemetery in New York's Bronx holds the graves of numerous jazz luminaries.

Artist Focus—10/12/2007

The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers perform Bach's Jauchzet, frohlocket!

Artist Focus—11/12/2007

The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers perform Carver's O bone Jesu.

Artist Focus—12/12/2007

The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers perform Palestrina's Assumpta est Maria.

Jazz Library—Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins, Episode 2

2/2Alyn Shipton brings his survey of saxophonist Sonny Rollins' recordings up-to-date.

Performance on 3—BBC Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Jackson conducts the BBC SO in Finzi's In Terra Pax and Howells's A Maid Peerless.

Hear and Now—Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007)

Robert Worby presents a special programme in memory of Stockhausen.

Sunday Feature—All Your Tomorrows Today

Ken Hollings explores the world's ultimate think tank, the RAND Corporation.

Words and Music—To Music

Diana Rigg and Samuel West read a selection of poetry on the theme of music.(R)

The Essay—Greek and Latin Voices, Episode 1

Christopher Pelling discusses men, heroes and superheroes.

Charlie Gillett—10/12/2007

Including a session with guitarist Justin Adams and Gambian musician Juldeh Camara.

The Essay—Greek and Latin Voices, Episode 2

Barbara Graziosi discusses Homer, the bard.

Late Junction—11/12/2007

Fiona Talkington introduces music from the Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

The Essay—Greek and Latin Voices, Episode 3

Oliver Taplin explores Homer's world.

Late Junction—12/12/2007

Fiona Talkington introduces jazz from Bill Bruford and Michiel Borstlap.

Jazz on 3—Simon H Fell

Jez Nelson presents the premiere of bassist Simon H Fell's work Positions and Descriptions