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Radio 3,03 Jun 2026,120 mins

Wigmore Hall 125: Schumann Piano Quintet

Classical Live

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Elizabeth Alker introduces further highlights from the current Wigmore Hall Festival marking its 125th anniversary. Today, the immensely talented Leonkoro Quartet join forces with fellow German pianist Igor Levit for music by Robert Schumann; and Simon Rattle is today's featured conductor with an exclusive recording of Ravel’s ravishing ballet score for Daphnis and Chloe. Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44 Igor Levit (piano) Leonkoro Quartet Georg Frideric Handel Concerto grosso in B flat, HWV. 325 BRSO Baroque Simon Rattle (conductor) Henriëtte Bosmans String Quartet Leonkoro Quartet Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloe (complete ballet score) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Simon Rattle (conductor)

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
    Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
    Robert Schumann
  3. 2.
    Concerto grosso in B flat, HWV 325, op. 6/7
    Concerto grosso in B flat, HWV 325, op. 6/7
    George Frideric Handel
  4. 3.
    String Quartet
    String Quartet
    Henriëtte Bosmans
  5. 4.
    Daphnis et Chloé
    Daphnis et Chloé
    Maurice Ravel
  6. 5.
    The Nutcracker (Mother Gigogne and the Clowns)
    The Nutcracker (Mother Gigogne and the Clowns)
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky