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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Hay Festival 2012

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Hay Festival 2012: Episode 3: Ashley Wass

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Episode 3: Ashley Wass

Hay Festival 2012

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Ashley Wass (piano) plays Bridge, Bach/Busoni, Bax and Schumann at the 2012 Hay Festival.

Penny Gore presents a piano recital given at the 2012 Hay Festival by Ashley Wass. Bridge: The Hour Glass. Bach-Busoni: Chaconne. Bax: Water Music. Schumann: Piano Sonata No 2.

In a recital from St Mary's Church at Hay-on-Wye, pianist Ashley Wass performs a selection of piano works, including a set of three brilliant evocations by Frank Bridge. Then comes the popular Busoni arrangement of Bach's Chaconne, followed by ballet music by Sir Arnold Bax. The programme concludes with Schumann's stormy second Piano Sonata, which includes driving performance indications for the pianist, such as "faster" and "even faster".

Ashley Wass (piano)

Bridge The Hour Glass (Dusk - The Dew Fairy - The Midnight Tide)
Bach-Busoni Chaconne
Bax Water Music
Schumann Piano Sonata no.2 in G minor, Op 22

Presenter: Penny Gore.

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Penny Gore presents a series of concerts given as part of the 2012 Hay Festival

Penny Gore presents a series of concerts given at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye as part of the 2012 Hay Festival

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