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Composer of the Week Amy Beach

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

With Chris Wines.
4: A Musical Nature Tinged with Genius
After the death of her husband in 1910, Amy Beach resumed her career as a concert pianist, touring parts of Europe for the first time.
There, she was regarded not only as a great virtuoso but also as America's leading composer. Ballad, Op 6
Alan Feinberg (piano) Three Pieces, Op 40 Pamela Frame (cello), Robert Weirich (piano)
Flute Quintet, Op 80 (Theme and Variations)
Doriot Anthony Dwyer (flute), Manhattan Quartet
Repeated next Thursday 11.30pm

Contributors

Piano:
Alan Feinberg
Piano:
Robert Weirich
Flute:
Doriot Anthony Dwyer
Source: Radio Times

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