Afternoon on 3 - Beethoven Plus - Episode 1

Presented by Fiona Talkington. 1.00pm Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Beethoven Plus A run of concerts recorded at LSO, St Luke's, featuring a complete series of Beethoven's string quartets coupled with masterpieces of the genre by Haydn and Bartok. 1/8. Celebrated Czech ensemble the Skampa Quartet launches the series with the first Opus by the 'father of the string quartet', Joseph Haydn, followed by Beethoven's Opus 132. Haydn: Quartet in B flat, Op 1 No 1 (The Hunt) Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op 132 2.00pm British Symphony Series Featuring Viennese music from the 19th and 20th centuries that had an impact on British composer David Matthews. Plus the first recording of a new Christmas choral work by John Joubert, who celebrated his eightieth birthday this year. Berg: Lulu Suite Laura Aikin (soprano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Richard Armstrong (conductor) David Matthews: In the Dark Time BBC Symphony Orchestra Jac van Steen (conductor) Beethoven: Symphony No 8 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Webern: 5 Pieces BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) John Joubert: Five Songs of Incarnation, Op 163 Robert Johnston (tenor) BBC Singers Stephen Cleobury (conductor) Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No 1 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov (conductor) David Matthews: Symphony No 2 BBC Symphony Orchestra David Porcelijn (conductor).