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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: The Spirit of Schubert

Afternoon Concert: The Spirit of Schubert: Episode 3: Symphonies Nos 5 and 6

Symphonies Nos 5 and 6

Episode 3

Episode 3: Symphonies Nos 5 and 6

The Spirit of Schubert

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, The Spirit of Schubert, Symphonies Nos 5 and 6

Conductor Roy Goodman's recommendations of Schubert's Symphonies Nos 5 and 6.

Including Schubert: Symphony No 5, D485. The Classical Band/Bruno Weil. Schubert: Symphony No 6 in C, D589. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado.

The Spirit of Schubert continues in Afternoon on 3, and its the turn of the 5th and 6th Symphonies, in versions recommended by conductor Roy Goodman. The 5th Symphony is performed by the Classical Band, conducted by Bruno Weil, and the 6th by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Claudio Abbado. In between these we'll pick up the pieces in the Schubert Lab with Tom Service as he surveys some Schubert "fragments".

2pm Schubert - Symphony no. 5 (D.485) in B flat major 
The Classical Band, 
Bruno Weil



2.55pm
Schubert - Symphony no. 6 (D.589) in C major 
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, 
Claudio Abbado.

Afternoon Concert: The Spirit of Schubert

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Including performances of Schubert symphonies, as chosen by conductor Roy Goodman

Including performances of Schubert symphonies, with conductor Roy Goodman giving his expert choices. Plus Tom Service's Schubert Lab and classic song performances by baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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