Episode details

Radio 3,17 Jun 2026,120 mins
Debussy and Liszt from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical LiveAvailable for 18 days
Al Ryan brings you another afternoon of live music and specially recorded performances from around the UK. In today’s programme, there’s more from the Barber Series of Lunchtime Concerts at the University of Birmingham, featuring two Radio 3 New Generation Artists: the pianist Julius Asal performing Bartok & Schumann, and flautist Elizaveta Ivanova with a delightful sonata by the Georgian composer Otar Taktakishvili. You can also hear more recent live recordings from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – this afternoon, it’s Debussy’s Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune and Liszt's contemplative and introspective tone poem Orpheus. And we’ll also hear from another of Radio 3’s current crop of New Generation Artists – clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan who plays a set of Fantasy Pieces by Schumann. Claude Debussy – Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Adam Hickox (conductor) Otar Taktakishvili – Sonata for flute & piano Elizaveta Ivanova (flute) Sanja Bizjak (piano) Bela Bartok – Suite for piano, Op.14 (09’53) Robert Schumann – Ghost Variations (11’35) Julius Asal (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in G major, Op.18, No.2 Chaos Quartet Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces, Op.73 Oleg Shebeta-Dragan (clarinet) Dominic Degavino (piano) Franz Liszt - Orpheus Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Lawrence Foster (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faunePrélude à l'Après-midi d'un fauneClaude Debussy
- 2.Sonata for flute and pianoSonata for flute and pianoOtar Taktakishvili
- 3.Suite for piano, Op. 14Suite for piano, Op. 14Béla Bartók