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Radio 3,16 Jun 2026,180 mins

Brahms' Symphony No.4 from Liverpool

Classical Live

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Al Ryan brings you an afternoon of live music and specially recorded performances from around the UK. In today’s programme, there’s more from the Barber Series of Lunchtime Concerts at the University of Birmingham, featuring the Chaos Quartet playing Haydn, as well as performances from Radio 3 New Generation Artists: the pianist Julius Asal performing Bartok and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova playing pieces by Clara Schumann. We also bring you more recent live recordings from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – this afternoon, you can hear Dvorak’s Water Goblin, Brahms’ Symphony No.4 and Mozart’s Piano Concert No.27 with Paul Lewis. And we’ll also hear from Radio 3’s current crop of New Generation Artists – baritone Andrew Hamilton sings Mahler, and clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan performs a Pocket-Sized Sonata by Alec Templeton. Antonin Dvorak – The Water Goblin, Op.107 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Ariane Matiakh (conductor) Clara Schumann – Three Romances, Op.22 Elizaveta Ivanova (flute) Sanja Bizjak (piano) Gustav Mahler – Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Andrew Hamilton (baritone) BBC Symphony Orchestra Nuno Coelho (conductor) Alec Templeton – Pocket-sized sonata Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet) Dominic Degavino (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K.595 Paul Lewis (piano) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Hickox (conductor) Joseph Haydn – String Quartet in E flat major, Op.20 No.1 Chaos Quartet Bela Bartok – Three Burlesques Julius Asal (piano) Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op.98 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Kristiina Poska (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    The Water Goblin, Op.107
    The Water Goblin, Op.107
    Antonín Dvořák
  3. 2.
    Three Romances Op. 22
    Three Romances Op. 22
    Clara Schumann
  4. 3.
    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
    Gustav Mahler