Radio 3 New Generation Artists in concert and Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces

Tom McKinney presents specially recorded music from across the UK and Europe.

There will be a focus on BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists with a specially recorded recital from Birmingham. Bass-baritone James Atkinson and pianist Hamish Brown will perform Madeline Dring's Three Shakespeare Songs and pianist Elisabeth Brauss showcases music by Schumann.

Plus, Tom continues a week-long feature of music written by composers in their twilight years. Today we will hear Giuseppe Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces performed by the BBC National Chorus of Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conducted by Xian Zhang.

Madeline Dring
Three Shakespeare Songs
James Atkinson (bass-baritone)
Hamish Brown (piano)

Robert Schumann
Ghost Variations WoO 24
Elisabeth Brauss (piano)

Gerald Finzi
Let Us Garlands Bring, Op.18
James Atkinson (bass-baritone)
Hamish Brown (piano)

Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in D, BWV 972
Judicaël Perroy (guitar)

Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Symphony No. 1
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Geoffrey Paterson (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No.16 in F major, Op.135
Heath Quartet

Joe Duddell
Catch
Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Colin Currie (percussion)

Giuseppe Verdi
Four Sacred Pieces
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Xian Zhang (conductor)