Afternoon on 3 - Beethoven Plus - Episode 2

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. 2/8. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Belcea Quartet present works by Beethoven and one of the 20th century masters of the chamber music genre, Béla Bartók. Beethoven: String Quartet in F minor, Op 95 (Serioso) Bartók: Quartet No 6 in D, Sz 114 2.00pm British Symphony Series Composer David Matthews joins Fiona Talkington live in the studio to talk about his work and his musical enthusiasms: from Britten, who employed Matthews as his music assistant, to the late symphonic worlds of Sibelius and Mahler. Sibelius's Seventh Symphony was an influence on Matthews's Third, while David Matthews and his brother Colin both collaborated with Deryck Cooke on his 'performing version' of Mahler's final musical testament. Sibelius: Symphony No 7 BBC National Orchestra of Wales Josep Caballe-Domenech (conductor) David Matthews: Symphony No 3 BBC Philharmonic En Shao (conductor) Judith Bingham: Gleams of a remoter world BBC Singers Bob Chilcott (conductor) Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) David Matthews: String Trio No 1 Leopold String Trio Mahler: Symphony No 10 BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda (conductor).