Live from the Royal Albert Hall , London. Three performers from BBC Radio 3's
New Generation Artists scheme perform a Beethoven concerto which fuses the rich harmonies of the early Romantic era with the precision of the Baroque concerto grosso. And Beethoven's great choral hymn to joy. Presented by Penny Gore. Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo), Kurt Streit (tenor), Peter Rose (bass), Elisabeth Batiashvili (violin), Alban Gerhardt (cello), Steven Osborne (piano), London Philharmonic
Choir, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vanska
Beethoven Concerto in C for violin, cello and piano
8.10 Twenty Minutes: Friedrich Schiller
Kevin Jackson discusses Schiller's Ode to
Joy with Francis Lamport and Karen Leeder , both of Oxford University.
8.30 Beethoven Symphony No 9 in D minor (Choral)