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Today's Classical Live begins with music by two of the greatest nineteenth century musical names performed live by the Dover Quartet at Wigmore Hall. Slavic folksongs and the Indigenous American melodies Antonin Dvořák heard while living in the United States echo through his radiant ‘American’ Quartet. The Dover Quartet couples it with Robert Schumann’s Quartet in A minor, the rapturous outcome of his ‘quartetish thoughts’ of 1842.

Also in today's programme, this week's orchestra in focus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra demonstrate the breadth of their music making with performances of music by Richard Strauss, a hauntingly beautiful work by Judith Weir and with a major forgotten score for orchestra, chorus and soloist by Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Plus the start of a week dedicated to Beethoven - an rich assortment of the composer's chamber music recorded at LSO St. Luke's late last year.

Today's Classical Live is presented by Fiona Talkington.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London, with Hannah French:

Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet in F Op. 96 'American'

Robert Schumann
String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1

Dover Quartet:
Joel Link (violin)
Bryan Lee (violin)
Julianne Lee (viola)
Camden Shaw (cello)

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Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier - Suite                
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Anton Webern)
Ricecar a 6 (The Musical Offering) BWV 1079
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra        
John Storgårds (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Octet in E-flat major Op. 103
LSO Wind Ensemble

3pm.
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
The Future
Lucy Crowe (soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus,
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Martin Yates (conductor)

Judith Weir
Still Glowing           
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

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