@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-30 15:58:12
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Leonard Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein & Israel Philharmonic Orchestra:
🎵 Slava!
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-30 15:58:12
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-30 15:52:10
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Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein:
🎵 Fancy Free (Finale)
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-30 15:39:03
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Leonard Bernstein, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop:
🎵 3 Dance Episodes from 'On the Town'
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-12 15:35:04
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Claudio Monteverdi, Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs, Dominique Visse, Michael Schopper, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Martina Bovet, Bernarda Fink & Jocelyne Taillon:
🎵 Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Act 1: Prologue; Scene 1
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-26 15:00:36
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald explores the theories around Purcell’s death at the age of just 36, and examines the various tributes made to the composer after his passing.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024xty
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-09 15:21:53
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Claudio Monteverdi, Ian Bostridge, Natalie Dessay, Patrizia Ciofi, Alice Coote, Sonia Prina, Mario Luperi, Véronique Gens, Lorenzo Regazzo, Christopher Maltman, Paul Agnew, Pascal Bertin, Richard Burkhard, Carolyn Sampson, Le Concert d’Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm:
🎵 L' Orfeo, Act 1 (excerpt)
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-25 15:00:34
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald Macleod explores the composer’s role in London’s newly re-emergent theatre scene.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024xds
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:00:45
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- Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
Donald Macleod surveys some of Alice Mary Smith’s compositional collaborations, including with the famed clarinettist Henry Lazarus.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z7jm
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:54:08
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- Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
Donald Macleod traces Smith’s writing of her Second Symphony for a competition at the Alexandra Palace
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z6tg
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:00:31
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- Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
Donald Macleod traces Smith’s writing of her Second Symphony for a competition at the Alexandra Palace
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z6tg
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-24 15:00:31
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald Macleod explores the changing role of Purcell within the royal household, and the music he wrote for the various monarchs who ruled during his lifetime.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024xc1
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-24 15:54:44
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George Frideric Handel, Brandenburg Consort, David Hill, Gillian Fisher, Libby Crabtree, John Elwes & Winchester Cathedral Choir:
🎵 Foundling Hospital Anthem, HWV268 (Nos. 6 & 7)
https://open.spotify.com/track/2QWLGBiaU5D6UnN3q3ta7P
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-24 15:08:37
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George Frideric Handel, Christine Brandes, Paris Orchestral Chamber Ensemble & John Nelson:
🎵 L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV.55, Part 1: "Sweet bird"
https://open.spotify.com/track/5zrJNOJ4csaS0mLNzvnSp3
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:49:48
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Alice Mary Smith & Kleio Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in E minor 'Tubal-Cain' (3rd & 4th mvts)
#AliceMarySmith #KleioQuartet
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:02:48
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Alice Mary Smith & Hiroaki Takenouchi:
🎵 Impromptu in D minor
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:47:38
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Alice Mary Smith & Hiroaki Takenouchi:
🎵 6 Short Pieces (No.4 in A major)
#AliceMarySmith #HiroakiTakenouchi
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:03:35
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Alice Mary Smith & Hiroaki Takenouchi:
🎵 6 Short Pieces (No.1 in G minor)
#AliceMarySmith #HiroakiTakenouchi
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-23 15:00:27
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald takes a tour of the churches of Purcell’s London, and explores the impact on them of the English Civil War and the Great Fire of London.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024x9k
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-23 15:23:31
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George Frideric Handel, Kammerorchester Basel, Paul Goodwin, Lawrence Zazzo, Núria Rial, Geraldine McGreevy, Timothy Mead, David Wilson‐Johnson & Curtis Streetman:
🎵 Riccardo Primo, Re d'Inghilterra, HWV.23 Act 3: La memoria dei tormenti
https://open.spotify.com/track/19nU49LWKvcXMwCmNrWzM2
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:39:53
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Alice Mary Smith, Angela Malsbury, Howard Shelley & London Mozart Players:
🎵 Andante for Clarinet and Orchestra
#AliceMarySmith #AngelaMalsbury #HowardShelley
https://open.spotify.com/track/23kip77dXiMmHM6I5BpORz
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:07:50
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Alice Mary Smith, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Emilie Godden:
🎵 Overture 'Vivien'
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:51:36
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Alice Mary Smith, London Mozart Players & Howard Shelley:
🎵 Symphony in A minor (3rd & 4th mvts)
#AliceMarySmith #LondonMozartPlayers #HowardShelley
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:31:35
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Alice Mary Smith, London Mozart Players & Howard Shelley:
🎵 Symphony in A minor (1st & 2nd mvts)
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:23:36
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Alice Mary Smith, BBC Singers & Gabriella Teychenné:
🎵 Queen of Love
#AliceMarySmith #BBCSingers #GabriellaTeychenné
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:20:38
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Alice Mary Smith, Jennifer Partridge & Purcell Consort of Voices:
🎵 O that we two were maying
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-30 15:06:38
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Alice Mary Smith, Leo Popplewell & Dominic Degavino:
🎵 Melody and Scherzo
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-22 15:00:22
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- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Donald Macleod explores Henry Purcell’s childhood in London – at the time a city in turmoil – and Purcell’s youth as a chorister in the Chapel Royal.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024x76
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-29 15:21:52
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Alice Mary Smith, Richard Pearce, BBC Singers & Gabriella Teychenné:
🎵 By the Waters of Babylon (Psalm 137)
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:00:10
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- Anonymous
Donald Macleod examines the idea that Anonymous music can represent something preserved rather than someone forgotten. With guest contributors Fay Hield and Lisa Colton.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x53y
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-20 15:29:22
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Felix Mendelssohn, Michel Corboz, Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra & Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Chorus:
🎵 Psalm 115 'Nicht unserm Namen, Herr' Op.31
https://open.spotify.com/track/325su3NjnDSpD2h3yqks6E
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:00:38
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- Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to a lawyer, Frederick Meadows White
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z81k
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:00:20
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- Sally Beamish
Donald Macleod and Sally Beamish reflect on change, renewal and life after 70.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00309lf
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:00:06
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- Anonymous
Donald Macleod presents another selection of anonymous music and asks: when a work’s creator is unknown, who else comes to the fore in its story? With Lisa Colton and Fay Hield.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x68q
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:30:14
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Anonymous & Frankie Armstrong:
🎵 Lovely on the Water
#Anonymous #FrankieArmstrong
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:00:13
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- Anonymous
Donald Macleod presents musical works ascribed to named composers whose true authors have been hidden, confused, and even deliberately obscured.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x4ql
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:42:43
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Alice Mary Smith & Hiroaki Takenouchi:
🎵 6 Short Pieces (No.5 in A flat)
#AliceMarySmith #HiroakiTakenouchi
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:32:41
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Alice Mary Smith & Kleio Quartet:
🎵 String Quartet in E minor 'Tubal-Cain' (1st mvt)
#AliceMarySmith #KleioQuartet
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:38:26
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Sally Beamish & Elisabeth Remy:
🎵 Pavan
#SallyBeamish #ElisabethRemy
https://open.spotify.com/track/3583lgnTHm1TMJRDCARMZ0
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:10:24
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Sally Beamish, Sally Beamish & Rosalind Ventris:
🎵 Prelude and Canon
#SallyBeamish #RosalindVentris
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:50:11
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Anon. & The Dufay Collective:
🎵 Estampie Real
#Anon #TheDufayCollective
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:46:08
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Anon. & The Dufay Collective:
🎵 English Dance
#Anon #TheDufayCollective
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:00:11
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- Anonymous
Donald Macleod explores how the label ‘Anonymous’ can be used to bring together disparate creators and give their works a shared identity. With Lisa Colton and Fay Hield.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x4dn
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:57:14
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Alfonso X el Sabio, Capella de Ministrers & Carles Magraner:
🎵 Cantigas de Santa María: Cantiga No. 339
#AlfonsoXelSabio #CapelladeMinistrers #CarlesMagraner
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:54:21
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Alfonso X el Sabio, Capella de Ministrers & Carles Magraner:
🎵 Cantigas de Santa María: Cantiga No. 29
#AlfonsoXelSabio #CapelladeMinistrers #CarlesMagraner
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:46:15
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Alfonso X el Sabio, Capella de Ministrers & Carles Magraner:
🎵 Cantigas de Santa María: Cantiga No. 18
#AlfonsoXelSabio #CapelladeMinistrers #CarlesMagraner
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:40:16
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Anonymous, Richard Wistreich & City Waites:
🎵 Old England Grown New
#Anonymous #RichardWistreich #CityWaites
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:36:16
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Anonymous, Ben Nicholls & Fay Hield:
🎵 The Bloody Gardener
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:26:16
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Anonymous, Orlando Consort & Robert Harre-Jones:
🎵 Thomas gemma Cantuarie primula
#Anonymous #OrlandoConsort #RobertHarreJones
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:24:17
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Anon., Orlando Consort & Robert Harre-Jones:
🎵 Sanctus
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:20:15
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Anonymous, Robert Harre-Jones & Orlando Consort:
🎵 Alleluya moduletur
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:03:12
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Anonymous, Huelgas Ensemble & Paul Van Nevel:
🎵 Sumer is icumen in (Perspice, christicola)
#Anonymous #HuelgasEnsemble #PaulVanNevel
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-15 15:00:02
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- Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Donald Macleod delves into a period when Samuel Barber starts looking to old compositions as inspiration for new ones.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nnw8
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:00:09
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- Anonymous
Donald Macleod begins a week of programmes celebrating pieces whose authorship has been lost, deliberately obscured, or never recorded in the first place.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x4nv
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:45:15
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Johannes Brahms & Gould Piano Trio:
🎵 Piano Trio in A major, Op.Posth. (3rd & 4th mvts)
#JohannesBrahms #GouldPianoTrio
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:31:16
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg & Hansjörg Angerer:
🎵 Divertimento in E flat major, KA.226 (3rd, 4th & 5th mvts)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #BläserphilharmonieMozarteumSalzburg
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:49:49
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Alice Mary Smith, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Emilie Godden:
🎵 Overture No. 2 'Endymion '
#AliceMarySmith #BBCScottishSymphonyOrchestra #EmilieGodden
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:19:42
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Alice Mary Smith, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Emilie Godden:
🎵 Overture 'Lalla Rookh'
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:02:41
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Alice Mary Smith, Timothy Salter & Emily Gray:
🎵 The First Snowfall
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:33:23
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Sally Beamish, Sue McKenzie & Ingrid Sawers:
🎵 Caliban
#SallyBeamish #SueMcKenzie #IngridSawers
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:19:22
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Sally Beamish, Sally Beamish, Joseph Havlat & Peter Thomson:
🎵 Night Songs
#SallyBeamish #JosephHavlat #PeterThomson
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-14 15:00:00
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- Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Donald Macleod explores a period in Barber’s life when he composed his iconic Piano Sonata.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nnr7
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:34:17
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Anonymous & Leveret:
🎵 The Bull Ring - The Lady's Bright Knot
#Anonymous #Leveret
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:30:18
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Anonymous & Fay Hield:
🎵 Cruel Mother
#Anonymous #FayHield
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:13:16
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Anonymous & Trio Mediæval:
🎵 La Messe de Tournal (Gloria & Credo)
#Anonymous #TrioMediæval
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:58:12
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Anon. & The Dufay Collective:
🎵 Salterello
#Anon #TheDufayCollective
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:32:12
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Anonymous, Vincent Dumestre & Le Poème Harmonique:
🎵 In te Domine speravi
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:25:10
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Anonymous, Fay Hield & Hurricane Party:
🎵 Green Gravel
#Anonymous #FayHield #HurricaneParty
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-18 15:07:12
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Anonymous, Montserrat Figueras, Jordi Savall, Capella Reial De Catalunya Instrmntal Ens & Capella Reial De Catalunya Vocal Ens:
🎵 El Cant de La Sibilla (excerpt)
#Anonymous #MontserratFigueras #JordiSavall
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-13 15:00:57
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- Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Donald Macleod explores Samuel Barber’s early beginnings as a composer during the 1930s.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001nnr6
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-12 15:57:07
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Claudio Monteverdi, Núria Rial, Philippe Jaroussky, L’Arpeggiata & Christina Pluhar:
🎵 L'incoronazione di Poppea, Act 3: 'Pur ti miro'
#ClaudioMonteverdi
https://open.spotify.com/track/5NinL2jNwjeRpHwTFeRSv9
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:33:11
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Anonymous & The Boarding Party:
🎵 The Sailor's Alphabet
#Anonymous #TheBoardingParty
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:31:13
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Anonymous & The Boarding Party:
🎵 Shallow Brown
#Anonymous #TheBoardingParty
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:24:15
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Anon. & Millenarium:
🎵 La Quarte Estampie Royal
#Anon #Millenarium
https://open.spotify.com/track/7hD0yfNXzUEoWJqUR4d6IS
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:19:13
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Anonymous & Millenarium:
🎵 A que as cousas coitadas
#Anonymous #Millenarium
https://open.spotify.com/track/7aKrUK0O6WBIi5iJ5HkUG6
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:21:17
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Mrs. Philarmonica & Le Consort:
🎵 Sonata sesta in G major
#MrsPhilarmonica #LeConsort
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:08:17
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Leopold Mozart, Toronto Chamber Orchestra & Kevin Mallon:
🎵 Cassation in G Major (Toy Symphony)
#LeopoldMozart #TorontoChamberOrchestra #KevinMallon
https://open.spotify.com/track/34nt4PZPfVHSa4ZwguVB6P
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-27 15:00:48
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- Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884)
Donald Macleod journeys through the early years of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002z6mq
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-12 15:00:00
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- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Kate Molleson explores Monteverdi’s later years, from plague and loss to the emergence of public opera in Venice
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x7tg
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:45:21
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Sally Beamish, Juliet Stevenson & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment:
🎵 Spinal Chords
#SallyBeamish #JulietStevenson #OrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenment
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-08-28 15:03:26
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Chris Stout, Catriona McKay, Chris Stout, Catriona McKay, Sally Beamish & Stephanie Irvine:
🎵 Sally's Tune
#ChrisStout #CatrionaMcKay #SallyBeamish #StephanieIrvine
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:07:13
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Anonymous, Valerio Celentano & Letizia Calandra:
🎵 La favola dell'uccello grifone
#Anonymous #ValerioCelentano #LetiziaCalandra
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-16 15:03:16
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Anonymous, Valerio Celentano & Letizia Calandra:
🎵 Barcarola napoletana
#Anonymous #ValerioCelentano #LetiziaCalandra
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:14:13
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Anonymous, Clara Coutouly, Nolwenn Le Guern, Ludwin Bernatene, Anne Delafosse-Quintin & Paulin Bündgen:
🎵 O sponsa Dei electa
#Anonymous #ClaraCoutouly #NolwennLeGuern #LudwinBernatene #AnneDelafosseQuintin
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-10 15:00:53
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- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Kate Molleson explores Monteverdi’s breakthrough opera L’Orfeo and the personal and professional pressures surrounding its creation.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x7t8
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-17 15:03:21
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Anonymous, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maya Magub & Matthew Schellhorn:
🎵 Waltz in B flat major "Gertrude's Dream Waltz"
#Anonymous #LudwigvanBeethoven #MayaMagub #MatthewSchellhorn
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-10 15:00:49
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod traces Nigerian art music across generations, from Akpabot to Nkeiru Okoye, with Alexander Douglas.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y6c8
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:40:12
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Anonymous, Ensemble Correspondances & Sébastien Daucé:
🎵 Ballet Royal de la Nuit (excerpts)
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-27 15:13:51
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Alice Mary Smith & Hiroaki Takenouchi:
🎵 The Vale of Tempe
#AliceMarySmith #HiroakiTakenouchi
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-28 15:08:44
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Alice Mary Smith, Richard Pearce, Andrew Rupp, BBC Singers & Gabriella Teychenné:
🎵 Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
#AliceMarySmith #RichardPearce #AndrewRupp #BBCSingers #GabriellaTeychenné
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-12 15:25:06
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Claudio Monteverdi, Cologne Odhecaton Early Music Ensemble, Alena Dantcheva & Paolo Da Col:
🎵 Pianto della Madonna a voce sola sopra al Lamento d'Arianna
#ClaudioMonteverdi #CologneOdhecatonEarlyMusicEnsemble
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-09 15:00:50
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- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Kate Molleson explores Monteverdi’s move to Mantua, where his madrigals grow bolder and his ideas challenge musical convention.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x7td
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-09 15:00:47
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores Akin Euba’s music and ideas, including African pianism, with Alexander Douglas.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y6dx
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-19 15:09:13
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Anon., Clara Coutouly, Nolwenn Le Guern, Ludwin Bernatene, Anne Delafosse-Quintin & Paulin Bündgen:
🎵 Agincourt Carol
#Anon #ClaraCoutouly #NolwennLeGuern #LudwinBernatene #AnneDelafosseQuintin #PaulinBündgen
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-08 15:00:46
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores Ayo Bankole’s career, from Lagos to London and beyond, with Alexander Douglas.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y68v
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-07 15:00:40
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- Fela Sowande and the Art Music of Nigeria
Donald Macleod explores Fela Sowande’s early years, from Lagos choir training to life in 1930s London, with Alexander Douglas.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y6hf
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-06 15:37:37
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Josiah Ransome-Kuti & Josiah Ransome-Kuti:
🎵 Obšngíjì Iwo Lo to Sìn
#JosiahRansomeKuti
https://open.spotify.com/track/1jtL0Zi32tXSCl2DI4KWQ1
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:54:18
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Anon., Sandra Medeiros, L'Avventura London & Žak Ozmo:
🎵 Foi por mim, foi pela sorte
#Anon #SandraMedeiros #LAvventuraLondon #ŽakOzmo
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-06-15 15:08:15
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Anonymous, Ursula Paludan Monberg, Arcangelo & Jonathan Cohen:
🎵 Horn Concerto in E flat major
#Anonymous #UrsulaPaludanMonberg #Arcangelo #JonathanCohen
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-10 15:42:51
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Nkeiru Okoye & Lara Downes:
🎵 When Young Spring Comes
#NkeiruOkoye #LaraDownes
https://open.spotify.com/track/491tdXKC820BXM1MQgnUeS
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk2026-07-10 15:23:53
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Nkeiru Okoye & Rochelle Sennet:
🎵 African Sketches
#NkeiruOkoye #RochelleSennet
https://open.spotify.com/track/4P1J3rPqfSdpYUKMUzYm08