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Florence Price - String Quartet no.2 in A minor (3rd mvt)

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Listen online to the internet radio of BBC Radio 3 live, the second most-listened-to classical music broadcaster radio station in the UK. Listeners are drawn to it for its conservative approach to entertainment. BBC Radio 3 offers a balanced mix of speech-related programmes and classical music. Those who love orchestral concerts will find their interests catered to in the schedule, with "Radio 3 in Concert" airing from 7:30pm to 10pm on weekdays, featuring live concert broadcasts. Every summer, the renowned "BBC Proms" concerts are broadcast live during evening hours on every day of the week. In addition to classical music, the schedule also includes dedicated slots for full-time dramas and discussions about arts and culture. The station's morning programme provides a daily starting point, with Petroc Trelawny hosting on weekdays from 6:30am to 9am, Tom McKinney on weekends from 6:30am to 9am.

BBC Radio 3 slogan: "Adventures in classical."

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Playlist 21

08:38Florence Price - String Quartet no.2 in A minor (3rd mvt)

08:33Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D485 i) Allegro

08:25Alexander Glazunov - Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.55 (2nd mvt)

08:21Ludwig van Beethoven - No.3: Mir ist so wunderbar "A wondrous feeling fills me (Quartet) from Fidelio Act I

08:14Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata (1st mvt)

08:10Henry Purcell - Strike the viol (Come ye sons of art)

08:05Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major, K.417 (3rd mvt)

07:55Max Bruch - Scottish fantasy Op.46 for violin and orchestra; III. Andante sostenuto

07:46Hans Gál - Piano Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 13: II. Andante con moto

07:36Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60

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BBC Radio 3's programmes21

00:30 - Through the Night

Quartet for the End of Time
The Danish String Quartet and friends perform Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time.

06:30 - Breakfast

Wake up with classical music
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show.

09:30 - Essential Classics

The best classical morning music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music.

13:00 - Classical Live

Mahler's 6th Symphony in Concert
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists in concert and music from the Berlin Music Festival.

16:00 - Composer of the Week

Henry Purcell (1659-1695), London's Theatres
4/5 Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s role in London’s theatre scene.

17:00 - In Tune

Classical music live in the studio
Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

19:00 - Classical Mixtape

The perfect classical half hour
Take time out with a 30-minute soundscape of classical favourites.

19:30 - Radio 3 in Concert

Rossini's Stabat Mater
The BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and conductor Nil Venditti live in Cardiff.

21:45 - The Essay

Scotland Rocks, Serpentine
4/5 Kenneth Steven combines Scottish landscape and geological history with his own poetry.

22:00 - Night Tracks

Harmonious music for nighttime listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening.

23:30 - 'Round Midnight

A classic by June Christy
Soweto plays How High The Moon by the US singer