The first of a series featuring recordings of the stars who have taken part in the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme since its launch in 1999. Presented by Verity Sharp. Rachmaninov Preludes, Op 32: Nos 5,10 and 12 Alexander Melnikov (piano)
Schubert String Quintet in A, D66 (Trout) llya Gringolts (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Li-Wei (cello), Dominic Seldis
(double bass), Alexander Melnikov (piano) Brahms Walpurgisnacht (Ballads and Romances, Op 75 No 4)
Rossini La Pesca; La Regatta Veneziana (Les Soirées Musicales)
Emma Bell (soprano), Alice Coote
(mezzo), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)