Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 from Belfast

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Linton Stephens concludes his week of programmes featuring specially recorded performances from the UK and abroad. Pianists Elisabeth Leonskaja & Mihály Berecz perform pieces by Schubert and Shostakovich, and we hear Brahms’ first string quartet from former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Leonkoro Quartet. This week’s featured ensemble, The Ulster Orchestra, opens the programme with Dvorak’s overture ‘My Homeland’; they also perform Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and Robert Schumann’s gripping 2nd Symphony. Antonin Dvorak Overture: My Homeland, Op. 62 Ulster Orchestra George Jackson (conductor) Johannes Brahms String Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No.1 Leonkoro Quartet Franz Schubert Three Piano Pieces, D. 946 - No.1 in E flat minor Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johannes Ockeghem Ave Maria Bavarian Radio Chorus Denis Comtet (conductor) Robert Schumann Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 62 Ulster Orchestra Jonathan Berman (conductor) Bela Bartok - Out of Doors Mihály Berecz (piano) George Frederik Handel Ah, mio cor [Alcina] Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hannah Visser Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Benjamin Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Ulster Orchestra George Jackson (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento in F major, K. 138 Arod Quartet To listen to this programme using most smart speakers, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live."