Consone Quartet live from London's Wigmore Hall

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Linton Stephens brings you an afternoon of exclusive music-making, including a live concert from London's Wigmore Hall. Formed at the Royal College of Music in 2015, the Consone Quartet became the first period-instrument string quartet to join Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme. Today’s lunchtime concert opens with an exquisite arrangement of Clara Schumann’s Romances, three miniatures that form a captivating preface to the lyrical outpourings of Schubert’s much-loved ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet. Elsewhere in the programme, a week-long focus begins on Leipzig, a pivotal centre in Western classical music. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra perform two works - Bach's celebratory cantata ‘Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!‘ and Honegger's Symphony for String Orchestra and Trumpet. There is also chamber music from the current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists. Our pick of some today’s outstanding young international Artists. The flautist Elizaveta Ivanova plays Donizetti, pianist Julius Asal performs Bartok and cellist Sterling Elliott plays Vincent D’Indy. Across the week, there is also a spotlight on music composed for the bassoon. Today Mozart's Bassoon Concerto is played by Jane Gower. Live from Wigmore Hall and presented by Petroc Trelawny Clara Schumann (arr. Amy Tress) 3 Romances Op. 22 Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 13 in A minor D. 804 'Rosamunde' Consone Quartet *** Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata 214 – ‘Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!‘, BWV. 214 Elisabeth Breuer (soprano) Alex Potter (countertenor) Manuel Walser (bass) Benedikt Kristjansson (tenor) St Thomas' Choir, Leipzig Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Johannes Lang, organ (continuo) Andreas Reize (conductor) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Gaetano Donizetti Sonata in C Elizaveta Ivanova (flute) Sanja Bizjak (piano) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Bela Bartok 3 Burlesques Sz.47, Op 8. Julius Asal (piano) Radio 3 New Generation Artists: Vincent D’Indy Lied Op.19 (1884) Sterling Elliott (cello) Richard Uttley (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat, K. 191 Jane Gower (bassoon) Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen (conductor) Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) Symphony for String Orchestra and Trumpet, H. 153 Jonathan Müller (trumpet) Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Jakub Hrůša (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".