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Chamber Music from Edinburgh

on BBC Radio 3

Linda Ormiston introduces the first of four concerts of chamber music from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Pianist Stephen Kovacevich is joined by principals from the Scottish Chamber
Orchestra including violinist James Clark in a mixed programme which includes
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C minor,
Op 111
8.25 News from North Britain
A selection of five new short stories from Scotland.
1: The Mystery of Sabina Vasiliev By Chris Dolan.
In 1989, when political unrest in Czechoslovakia is still violent, the beautiful Sabina arrives in Glasgow and advertises in a lonely hearts column for a lover. Her exotic looks, not to mention her passion for making love in public places, soon excite and beguile her new boyfriend. But is Sabina a political refugee, or has she fled Prague for some other reason? Read by Kenneth Glenaan.
8.45 Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor,
K304; Piano Quartet in G minor, K478

Contributors

Introduces:
Linda Ormiston
Pianist:
Stephen Kovacevich
Violinist:
James Clark
Unknown:
Sabina Vasiliev
Unknown:
Chris Dolan.
Read By:
Kenneth Glenaan.

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