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Matthew Jocelyn and Brett Dean’s 2021 song cycle based on the Scottish Queen’s letters was perfectly partnered with Dean’s new arrangement of Schumann, and Janáček’s second string quartet

8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Jonathan Plowright. The British pianist opens this concert with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor Chaconne which was performed by Busoni himself at the opening of the Hall almost 120 years ago. This is followed by the six pieces that make up Liszt’s Consolations S172. The concert closes with Grieg’s Holberg Suite Op. 40, originally written for piano before Grieg adapted it for string orchestra. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE 1...