SEPTEMBER’S RADIO 3 LISTINGS
Schedules may be subject to alteration. For up-to-date listings see Radio Times
Three to look out for
Alan Davey, the controller of BBC Radio 3, picks out three great moments to tune into this September
Philadelphia Sound
The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ at the Royal Albert Hall, and star soprano Angel Blue joins them for two contrasting depictions of America: Samuel Barber’s nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and This is Not a Small Voice, a new song cycle by Valerie Coleman.
Prom 70: 8 September, 7.30pm
Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder
It’s a rare treat to hear Edward Gardner lead the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir and team of world-class soloists in Schoenberg’s colossal cantata – one of the most ambitious choral works of all time.
Opera on 3: 24 September, 6.30pm
Musical Resistance in Barbados
Baritone Peter Brathwaite goes on a personal journey to his ancestral land, to discover the musical and cultural legacy of enslavement on the island and the intersection of traditions, and to dig into his own identity as a Black classical musician raised in British institutions.
Sunday Feature: 25 September, 6.45pm
1 THURSDAY
6.30-9am Breakfast
9am-12 noon Essential Classics
12 noon-1pm Composer of the Week Buxtehude
1-2pm Lunchtime Concert
2-5pm Afternoon Concert
5-7.30pm In Tune plus Mixtape
7.30-10pm Prom 60: BBC Open Music Prom. Trad. Sinnerman, Debussy Claire de Lune, Lars Møller Indian Skies, Ginastera Malambo, Bill Withers/Skip Scarborough Lovely Day. BBC Concert Orchestra/Kwamé Ryan
10-10.45pm Arts Feature
10.45-11pm The Essay
11-11.30pm The Night Tracks Mix
with Elizabeth Alker
