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Essential Classics Episodes

  1. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill

    Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Debussy's String Quartet.

  2. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill

    Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Janacek's String Quartet No 1.

  3. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill

    Artist of the Week: The Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Ravel's String Quartet.

  4. Monday - Sarah Walker with Sam Neill

    Artist of the Week: Lindsay String Quartet, featured in Haydn's String Quartet (Fifths).

  5. Friday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with John Lithgow

    Artist of the week: the Vienna Philharmonic, featured in Schumann's Piano Concerto, Op 54.

  6. Thursday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with John Lithgow

    Artist of the week: the Vienna Philharmonic, featured in Strauss's Tod und Verklarung.

  7. Wednesday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with John Lithgow

    Artist of the week: the Vienna Philharmonic, featured in Beethoven's Symphony No 8 in F.

  8. Tuesday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with John Lithgow

    Artist of the week: the Vienna Philharmonic, featured in Mozart's Bassoon Concerto, K191.

  9. Monday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with John Lithgow

    Artist of the week: the Vienna Philharmonic, featured performing Brahms's Symphony No 2.

  10. Friday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

    Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Chopin's Piano Sonata No 3.

  11. Thursday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

    Including Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Debussy's Etudes.

  12. Wednesday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

    Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Mozart's Piano Concerto in C, K467

  13. Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

    Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze.

  14. Monday - Rob Cowan with Fleur Adcock

    Artist of the Week: pianist Mitsuko Uchida, featured in Mozart's Piano Sonata No 15.

  15. Friday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory

    Proms Artist of the Week: Emily Beynon, featured in Poulenc's Flute Sonata.

  16. Thursday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory

    Proms Artist of the Week: flute player Emily Beynon, featured in Farrenc's Trio, Op 45.

  17. Wednesday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory

    Artist of the Week: flautist Emily Beynon, featured in Bax's Sonata for flute and harp.

  18. Tuesday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory

    Proms Artist of the Week: Emily Beynon, featured in Amy Beach's Theme and Variations.

  19. Monday - Sarah Walker, plus Rob Cowan with Philippa Gregory

    Including Proms Artist of the Week: Emily Beynon, featured in Mozart's Flute Concerto No 1

  20. Friday - Sarah Walker with Sian Phillips

    Proms Artist of the Week: Daniel Barenboim, featured in Mozart's Sonata in D, K448.

  21. Thursday - Sarah Walker with Sian Phillips

    Proms Artist of the Week: Daniel Barenboim, featured in Beethoven's Piano Trio in C minor.

  22. Wednesday - Sarah Walker with Sian Phillips

    Proms Artist of the Week: Daniel Barenboim, featured in Chopin's Three Nocturnes, Op 9.

  23. Tuesday - Sarah Walker with Sian Phillips

    Proms Artist of the Week: Daniel Barenboim, featured in Liszt's Piano Concerto No 2.

  24. Monday - Sarah Walker with Sian Phillips

    Proms Artist of the Week: Daniel Barenboim, featured in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

  25. Friday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman

    Artist of the Week: Evelyn Glennie, featured in an excerpt from Michael Daugherty's UFO.

  26. Thursday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman

    Artist of the Week: percussionist Evelyn Glennie, featured in Vittorio Monti's Czardas.

  27. Wednesday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman

    Artist of the Week: Evelyn Glennie, featured in Saint-Saens's Carnival of the Animals.

  28. Tuesday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman

    Proms Artist of the Week: Evelyn Glennie, featured in Schwanntner's Percussion Concerto.

  29. Monday - Rob Cowan, plus Sarah Walker with Rick Wakeman

    Proms Artist of the Week: Evelyn Glennie, featured in Minoru Miki's Marimba Spiritual.

  30. Friday - Rob Cowan with Jeremy Vine

    Artists of the Week: the Monteverdi Choir, featured performing Handel's Dixit Dominus.

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