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Bartok Night

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Michael Berkeley introduces Bartok's complete cycle of six String Quartets, one of the towering achievements of 20th-century chamber music, recorded live in London by the Emerson Quartet.

Plus music, conversation and features to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death with Anthony Payne, Barrie Gavin, Gyorgy Pauk, Kevin Jones, Laszlo Matzko and Eugene Drucker.

A Heavy Entertainment production

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Musicians:
The Emerson Quartet
Interviewee:
Anthony Payne
Interviewee:
Barrie Gavin
Interviewee:
Gyorgy Pauk
Interviewee:
Kevin Jones
Interviewee:
Laszlo Matzko
Interviewee:
Eugene Drucker
Source: Radio Times

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