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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Bach

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Bach: Episode 3: James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong

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Episode 3: James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong

Bach

James Ehnes, Andrew Armstrong

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James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) in music by Schumann, Bach and Beethoven.

James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) perform at City Halls, Glasgow. Schumann: Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor. Bach: Partita No 3 in E. Beethoven: Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47.

Romantic Bach 3/4

Canadian violinist James Ehnes presents Bach's Partita No 3 framed by two contrasting violin sonatas from the Romantic era, the introverted first sonata by Schumann and the virtuosic, concerto-esque 'Kreutzer' Sonata by Beethoven.

James Ehnes, violin
Andrew Armstrong, piano

SCHUMANN
Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor, Op 105 
BACH
Partita No 3 in E major, BWV1006
BEETHOVEN
Violin Sonata in A major, Op 47 'Kreutzer'.

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.

Concerts celebrating the enduring legacy of Bach through the Romantic era to today

Series of concerts given at City Halls, Glasgow, celebrating the enduring legacy of Bach through the Romantic era to the present day

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