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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Cheltenham Music Festival 2012

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Cheltenham Music Festival 2012: Episode 7: 1917 Concert

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Episode 7: 1917 Concert

Cheltenham Music Festival 2012

1917 Concert

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A concert of music from the year 1917, by Faure, Weill and Bartok.

Steven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano), Charles Owen (piano) and the Escher Quartet perform music from the year 1917, by Faure, Weill and Bartok.

The 2012 Cheltenham Music Festival includes a series of concerts journeying through music composed during the First World War. Today, music from 1917, including works by Fauré, Weill and Bartok.

Fauré: Sonata no.1 for cello and piano
Weill: Intermezzo
Bartok: String Quartet no.2

Steven Isserlis (cello)
Connie Shih (piano)
Charles Owen (piano)
Escher Quartet.

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 concerts given at the 2012 Cheltenham Music Festival

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