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The Piano

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Piers Lane.
Hungary for Something Exotic! Many of the greatest piano composers have incorporated Hungarian folk rhythms and harmonies into their music.

Haydn Concerto in D, H XVIII 11 (3rd mvt) - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Beethoven Rondo a Capriccio in G, Op 129 (Rage over a Lost Penny) - Artur Schnabel

Schubert Hungarian Melody in B minor, D81 7 - Alfred Brendel

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 - Alfred Cortot

Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos 1 and 2 - Julius Katchen

Bartok Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs - Zoltan Kocsis

(Face behind the Voice: page 123)

Contributors

Presenter:
Piers Lane
Producer:
Chris Wines
Source: Radio Times

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