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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2009

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh International Festival 2009: Episode 12: Emerson String Quartet

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Episode 12: Emerson String Quartet

Edinburgh International Festival 2009

Emerson String Quartet

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The Emerson String Quartet perform music by Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

The Emerson String Quartet in Mendelssohn: Quartet in E flat. Beethoven: Quartet in E flat (The Harp). Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor.

The multi-award winning Emerson String Quartet perform two Mendelssohn Quartets, the earliest and the final of his oeuvre for which the ensemble have been widely acclaimed. This is contrasted with Beethoven's radiant String Quartet No.10, nicknamed 'The Harp', reminiscent in some respects of the Fifth Symphony which was written around the same time.

Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat
Beethoven: String Quartet in E-flat 'The Harp'
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor

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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.

Series of chamber concert performances from the 2009 Edinburgh International Festival

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