Six recorded performances from the archives, to celebrate Radio 3's 40th anniversary
As part of Radio 3's 40th birthday celebrations, Petroc Trelawny presents another chance to hear the Purcell anniversary concert from 1995's Fairest Isle festival.
DetailsStephen Plaistow joins Catherine Bott to introduce a recital given by Russian pianist Emil Gilels in 1984, the year before his death. Including Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata.
DetailsA recording from the Radio 3 archive of a live performance in 1991 from Westminster Cathedral of Mozart's Vespers conducted by James O'Donnell.
DetailsPetroc Trelawny presents a chance to hear Simon Rattle and the CBSO's famous 1984 performance at the Proms, which included works by Tippet, Shostakovich and Nielsen.
DetailsAn archive concert featuring Eartha Kitt performing with the Nash Ensemble and pianist Richard Rodney Bennett in songs by Weill, Porter, Gershwin and Rodgers and Hart.
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