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Shostakovich post-Stalin in 1953 unveils his 10th Symphony. Reasserting his identity after the death of a dictator? Recordings compared in Building a Library from 3pm. Pianist Kathryn Stott debuts as my guest reviewer, plus highlights from new things at 2pm. Join us BBC Radio 3

Ooh, look at this handsome beast! A Paul McNulty copy of a Conrad Graf fortepiano from 1819. You can hear it live this lunchtime Wigmore Hall played by Alasdair Beatson with violinist Viktoria Mullova…two Beethoven Sonatas & a Schubert Rondo. Join us live at 1pm BBC Radio 3

!Bach Passion alert! We're in Finland, the Helsinki Music Centre, for a Palm Sunday peformance of Bach's St John Passion. Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish RSO, Evangelist Nicholas Mulroy and Matthew Brooks as Jesus. The start of Easter: A Seasonal Journey BBC Radio 3 EBU

Palm Sunday BBC Radio 3 heads now to Munich's Prince Regent Theatre, for two innovative Passions. Franz Liszt's Via Crucis, meditating on the Stations of the Cross, and David Lang's The Little Match Girl Passion, Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale meeting a Bach Passion EBU

Denmark hosts the last concert in our Palm Sunday Seasonal Journey BBC Radio 3 at 20 to 8. Trinity Church Copenhagen is where the Danish National Vocal Ensemble escorts us from Holy Week to Easter in 3 centuries of music, from Lotti and Scarlatti to Petrassi & Carl Nielsen EBU

Nymphs & shepherds & a jealous monster, one of Handel's most popular entertainments: Acis and Galatea. But what is it, and which recordings capture its charm and innocence? Find out in Building a Library from 3pm. And these new things from 2pm 👇so come and join us BBC Radio 3

Building a Library compares recs of a Bela Bartok masterpiece: his eerie & ingenious Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta. In-house Bartok expert kate molleson is our guide from 3pm...and highlights from these new things from 2pm, one of them is my Record of the Week BBC Radio 3

A choral Mozart masterpiece heads for the Library: his Coronation Mass, for special occasions in imperial Vienna. Joseph McHardy guides our ears from 3pm. Plus these new things from 2pm 👇, one of them's my Record of the Week BBC Radio 3

‼️ Superb Chamber Music Alert ‼️ Beethoven’s Ghost Trio with its extraordinary eerie slow mvt, and Fauré’s gorgeous romantic Piano Quartet No. 1 with Sitkovetsky Trio + viola Eivind Ringstad. Join us live this lunchtime 1pm BBC Radio 3 Wigmore Hall

One of Donizetti's greatest bel canto operas, a Scottish love triangle, and a mad scene to die for! Lucia di Lammermoor heads for the Library at 3pm, Roger Parker picks some classic recordings Plus new things from 2pm 👇with @elinmanahan amongst them my Rec of the Wk BBC Radio 3

Late, great Schubert heading for the Library today: his C minor Piano Sonata D958, infused with memories of Beethoven; classic & modern recs compared from 3pm. But join me from 2pm for highlights from the latest releases, including these 👇one is my Record of the Wk BBC Radio 3

Stravinsky's Les Noces - the wedding - is an extraordinary thing, a ballet-cantata for singers, dancers, percussion & 4 pianos (or pianola?!). Stravinsky expert Jonathan Cross compares some fascinating recordings for Building a Library at 3pm. New things from 2pm👇 BBC Radio 3 pic.x.com/UQhjcEhExP

Stravinsky's Les Noces - the wedding - is an extraordinary thing, a ballet-cantata for singers, dancers, percussion & 4 pianos (or pianola?!). Stravinsky expert Jonathan Cross compares some fascinating recordings for Building a Library at 3pm. New things from 2pm👇 BBC Radio 3 pic.x.com/ACTRg6fskC

Stravinsky's Les Noces - the wedding - is an extraordinary thing, a ballet-cantata for singers, dancers, percussion & 4 pianos (or pianola?!). Stravinsky expert Jonathan Cross compares some fascinating recordings for Building a Library at 3pm. New things from 2pm👇 BBC Radio 3

A Beethoven chamber music masterpiece heads for the Library from 3pm: his Archduke Piano Trio, with Richard Wigmore choosing between classic, modern and period instrument recordings. And join me and Lucy Parham for highlights from the latest releases 👇 from 2pm BBC Radio 3

It's one of Mozart's great piano concertos, with a slow movement that's had a life of its own in the cinema...which recordings take us to the heart of No. 21 in C major K467? Pianist Joanna MacGregor joins me for Building a Library at 3pm. Plus new things from 2pm 👇 BBC Radio 3