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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live from London's Wigmore Hall

Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live from London's Wigmore Hall

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live from London's Wigmore Hall

Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton, live at London's Wigmore Hall.

Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton play music by Schubert, Brahms and Schumann, live at London's Wigmore Hall.

Every weekday in June, as part of BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine initiative, Radio 3 broadcasts a live Lunchtime Concert from London's Wigmore Hall. Taking place without an audience present, this series of twenty recitals - the first live concert broadcasts since the start of lockdown - features some of the UK's finest instrumentalists and singers in music from the 16th century to the present day.

Today Martin Handley introduces baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Joseph Middleton in music by Schubert, Brahms and Schumann live at London's Wigmore Hall.

Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D118
Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen D531
Schubert: Die junge Nonne D828
Brahms: An die Nachtigall Op. 46 No. 4
Brahms: Mädchenlied Op. 107 No. 5
Brahms: Das Mädchen op 95 no 1
Schumann, C: Liebst du um Schönheit Op. 12 No. 2
Brahms: Das Mädchen spricht Op. 107 No. 3
Brahms: Salamander Op. 107 No. 2
Brahms: Nachtigall Op. 97 No. 1
Schumann: Frauenliebe und leben Op. 42

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