BBC Radio Podcasts from Saturday Classics

Saturday Classics

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews takes us on a personal guided tour of the musical world.

Debussy's Paris - Yan Pascal Tortelier

Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier chooses music from Paris in the Belle Époque.

Rosalind Plowright

Rosalind Plowright shares the music that has shaped her life.

Roderick Williams

Baritone Roderick Williams chooses music connected with all forms of travel.

Julian Bliss

Clarinettist Julian Bliss chooses music showing the influence of jazz on classical music.

Richard Tognetti

Australian Chamber Orchestra's artistic director Richard Tognetti with his favourite music

Max Richter

The composer and pianist Max Richter introduces some of the music that has inspired him.

Tine Thing Helseth

Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth with her choice of music that has inspired her.

Sir Thomas Allen

Baritone Sir Thomas Allen shares some favourite musical moments.

Ailish Tynan

Soprano Ailish Tynan explores the effect different languages have on songs and vocal works

Sakari Oramo

Conductor Sakari Oramo introduces a selection of music from his home country of Finland.

Ailish Tynan

Soprano Ailish Tynan shares great moments in opera.

Robert Lloyd

Operatic bass Robert Lloyd on 50 years of the opera stage.

Why Music? The Key to Memory

Soprano Lesley Garrett presents her personal selection of music from Wellcome Collection.

Rachel Podger

Violinist Rachel Podger shares music that has helped to define her musical personality.

Rachel Podger

Baroque violinist Rachel Podger introduces music that has inspired her.

Danielle de Niese - Opera Season

Danielle de Niese, 'opera's coolest soprano', presents a personal selection of music.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan's selection includes music by Bartok, Verdi, Prokofiev and Monteverdi.

Chi-chi Nwanoku

Chi-chi Nwanoku profiles black composers and performers down the centuries.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents works by Mozart, Saint-Saens, Wagner and Dvorak.

James Rhodes

Pianist James Rhodes shares the music and musicians he is most passionate about.

James Rhodes

Pianist James Rhodes with the music, recordings and musicians he's most passionate about.

Canada 150: James Rhodes on Glenn Gould

James Rhodes presents recordings by his boyhood hero, Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents music by Strauss, Debussy, Verdi and Copland.

James Rhodes

James Rhodes presents music, including Stravinsky, Sibelius and Schumann.

James Rhodes

Pianist James Rhodes presents a personal selection of music.

Richard Sisson

Richard Sisson presents a selection of music on the theme of time.

Chris Jarvis

Children's TV presenter Chris Jarvis chooses music composed for, and about, children.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents a selection of music including works by Franck, Bach and Bartok.

Peter Bradshaw

Film critic Peter Bradshaw presents a personal selection of music from cinema and beyond.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents a selection of music, including Beethoven, Arnold, Chopin and Debussy.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan with a personal selection of music, including Finzi, Mozart, Prokofiev and Elgar

Jessica Cottis

Australian conductor Jessica Cottis presents a selection of music from her homeland.

Rob Cowan's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan's selection of music includes Smetana, Brahms, Bach and Edward Gregson.

Mark Monahan

Dance critic Mark Monahan presents music for the ballet from the 1930s to the present day.

Michel Roux Jr

Chef, restaurateur and television presenter Michel Roux Jr presents his favourite music.

Mark Monahan

Dance critic Mark Monahan introduces music from the first hundred years of modern ballet.

Rob's Gold Standard

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters.

Dance: Deborah Bull

Deborah Bull introduces Tchaikovsky, Bach, Ravel, Schubert, Stravinsky and Max Richter.

Simon Heffer's Ravel - opera, piano concertos

Simon Heffer profiles Ravel, with excerpts from the opera L'enfant et les sortileges.

Simon Heffer's Ravel - early songs, piano pieces, chamber music

Journalist Simon Heffer explores Ravel's early songs as well as chamber and piano pieces.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents music including Zelenka, Ravel, Handel, Shostakovich and Chopin.

Roderick Williams: Song

Roderick Williams focuses on foreign-language song. With Schubert, Faure and Rachmaninov.

Roderick Williams: Song

Roderick Williams with music centred on English song. With Purcell, Butterworth, Britten.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents classic recordings of Dvorak, Bartok, Bizet and Sullivan.

Sound Frontiers: Richard Sisson

As part of Radio 3 at Southbank Centre, Richard Sisson celebrates musical septuagenarians.

James Rhodes

James Rhodes with favourite recordings, including Grigory Sokolov and Jean-Marc Luisada.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents music including Vivaldi, Respighi, Britten, Mozart and Brahms.

Chris Jarvis

CBeebies presenter Chris Jarvis with his choices of classical music for children.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan with a personal choice of music, including Bach, Chabrier, Haydn and Dvorak.

Josie Long

Comedian Josie Long with favourite classical and folk music for an Audio Survival Kit.

Shobana Jeyasingh

Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh presents a personal choice of music.

Neil Sedaka

Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka introduces music, including Chopin, Debussy and Prokofiev.

Martin Sixsmith

Journalist Martin Sixsmith presents a programme of Russian music.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan includes works by Malcolm Arnold, Beethoven, Miloslav Kabelac and Cimarosa.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan introduces music by Bach, Beethoven, Delibes, Rautavaara and Myaskovsky.

Bridget Kendall

Bridget Kendall presents the music that has accompanied her through her global BBC career.

James Rhodes

James Rhodes presents recordings by Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz and Evgeny Kissin.

James Rhodes

James Rhodes presents recordings by Glenn Gould and Vladimir Horowitz.

Sue MacGregor: Professional Encounters

Broadcaster Sue MacGregor on her professional encounters with great classical musicians.

Sue MacGregor: Introductions

Sue MacGregor on early encounters with music by Wagner, Bach, Shostakovich and Mozart.

Rob's Gold Standard

Rob Cowan presents music including Beethoven's Grosse Fuge and Copland's Piano Concerto.

Rob's Gold Standard

Including Barber, Beethoven and Bartok, plus Jacqueline du Pre playing Saint-Saens.

Rory Kinnear

Actor Rory Kinnear presents a personal selection of music for voice.

Amanda Foreman

Amanda Foreman introduces music reflecting aspects of the British character and landscape.

Rob's Gold Standard

Featuring recordings by Willem Mengelberg, Elly Ameling, Helen Watts and Henryk Szeryng.

Rob's Gold Standard

Archive recordings, featuring Rene Leibowitz, Conchita Supervia and Rafael Kubelik.

Julian Barnes

Novelist Julian Barnes presents music by Mozart, Mahler, Prokofiev, Bach and Shostakovich.

Greta Scacchi

Actress Greta Scacchi introduces a personal selection of aquatic and sea-themed music.

Waldemar Januszczak

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak introduces a selection of music from the Renaissance era.

Episode 2

Kathryn Tickell introduces works by Soler, Barber, Ives, Halvorsen, Grainger and Skempton.

Episode 1

Piper and fiddler Kathryn Tickell introduces works by Debussy, Holst, Ligeti and Weir.

Katie Puckrik

US broadcaster Katie Puckrik presents familiar music in unfamiliar settings.

Krister Henriksson

Actor Krister Henriksson presents a personal selection of music.