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Another concert in the City of London Sinfonia's enterprising series devoted to the music of two of the most vital figures in 20th-century music - Britten and Shostakovich - heard here at their most dazzling and brilliantly entertaining, mixing gleeful parody with glorious melodic invention.
Paul Lewis (piano), Nicholas Betts (trumpet), City of London Sinfonietta, conductor Richard Hickox
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Shostakovich Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings
Britten Young Apollo
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony

Contributors

Pianist:
Paul Lewis
Trumpeter:
Nicholas Betts
Musicians:
City of London Sinfonietta
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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