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A view of classical music from a range of presenters; themed series and one-off programmes

A personal view of classical music from a range of presenters. Authored, themed mini-series and one-off programmes offer a chance to share the musical interests of the presenters.

Saturday Classics: Joshua Bell

Joshua Bell

20/07/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Saturday Classics, Joshua Bell

Proms artist Joshua Bell introduces music by Beethoven, Schubert and Saint-Saens.

Violinist Joshua Bell introduces music featuring string works by Schubert, Bloch and Saint-Saens, music inspired by bluegrass and film, and a homage to great violinists.

In the lead up to his appearance at this year's BBC Proms violinist Joshua Bell introduces a personal selection of music for a Saturday afternoon.

The American violinist Joshua Bell is one of the world's most sought after and respected musicians. For Saturday Classics he introduces a personal selection of music reflecting his wide range of music-making, featuring masterpieces from the string repertoire by Schubert, Bloch and Saint-Saëns; music inspired by bluegrass and film; and a hommage to some great violinists of the past. He also reflects his more recent journey with the Academy of St Martin in Fields as a conductor.

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