Saturday Classics Podcast
A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 28 Jan 2017
Rob Cowan with a personal selection of music, including Finzi, Mozart, Prokofiev and Elgar
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Jessica Cottis
Sat 21 Jan 2017
Australian conductor Jessica Cottis presents a selection of music from her homeland.
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Rob Cowan's Gold Standard
Sat 7 Jan 2017
Rob Cowan's selection of music includes Smetana, Brahms, Bach and Edward Gregson.
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Mark Monahan
Sat 31 Dec 2016
Dance critic Mark Monahan presents music for the ballet from the 1930s to the present day.
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Mark Monahan
Sat 10 Dec 2016
Dance critic Mark Monahan introduces music from the first hundred years of modern ballet.
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Simon Heffer's Ravel - opera, piano concertos
Sat 12 Nov 2016
Simon Heffer profiles Ravel, with excerpts from the opera L'enfant et les sortileges.
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Simon Heffer's Ravel - early songs, piano pieces, chamber music
Sat 5 Nov 2016
Journalist Simon Heffer explores Ravel's early songs as well as chamber and piano pieces.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 29 Oct 2016
Rob Cowan presents music including Zelenka, Ravel, Handel, Shostakovich and Chopin.
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Roderick Williams: Song
Sat 22 Oct 2016
Roderick Williams focuses on foreign-language song. With Schubert, Faure and Rachmaninov.
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Roderick Williams: Song
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Roderick Williams with music centred on English song. With Purcell, Butterworth, Britten.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 8 Oct 2016
Rob Cowan presents classic recordings of Dvorak, Bartok, Bizet and Sullivan.
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Sound Frontiers: Richard Sisson
Sat 1 Oct 2016
As part of Radio 3 at Southbank Centre, Richard Sisson celebrates musical septuagenarians.
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James Rhodes
Sat 10 Sep 2016
James Rhodes with favourite recordings, including Grigory Sokolov and Jean-Marc Luisada.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 3 Sep 2016
Rob Cowan presents music including Vivaldi, Respighi, Britten, Mozart and Brahms.
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Chris Jarvis
Sat 27 Aug 2016
CBeebies presenter Chris Jarvis with his choices of classical music for children.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 13 Aug 2016
Rob Cowan with a personal choice of music, including Bach, Chabrier, Haydn and Dvorak.
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Josie Long
Sat 6 Aug 2016
Comedian Josie Long with favourite classical and folk music for an Audio Survival Kit.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 9 Jul 2016
Rob Cowan includes works by Malcolm Arnold, Beethoven, Miloslav Kabelac and Cimarosa.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 2 Jul 2016
Rob Cowan introduces music by Bach, Beethoven, Delibes, Rautavaara and Myaskovsky.
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Bridget Kendall
Sat 25 Jun 2016
Bridget Kendall presents the music that has accompanied her through her global Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ career.
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James Rhodes
Sat 18 Jun 2016
James Rhodes presents recordings by Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz and Evgeny Kissin.
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Sue MacGregor: Professional Encounters
Sat 4 Jun 2016
Broadcaster Sue MacGregor on her professional encounters with great classical musicians.
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Sue MacGregor: Introductions
Sat 28 May 2016
Sue MacGregor on early encounters with music by Wagner, Bach, Shostakovich and Mozart.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 21 May 2016
Rob Cowan presents music including Beethoven's Grosse Fuge and Copland's Piano Concerto.
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Rob's Gold Standard
Sat 14 May 2016
Including Barber, Beethoven and Bartok, plus Jacqueline du Pre playing Saint-Saens.
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Amanda Foreman
Sat 16 Apr 2016
Amanda Foreman introduces music reflecting aspects of the British character and landscape.
