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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Aldeburgh Festival 2014

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Aldeburgh Festival 2014: Episode 2

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Aldeburgh Festival 2014

Episode 2

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Chamber music by Bach, Couperin and Mendelssohn from the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival.

With Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) in Bach: French Suite in G, BWV816 and Couperin: Les Ondes. Plus the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists in Mendelssohn: Octet for strings.

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from the Aldeburgh Festival, and include performances by pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich and Nenad Lecic, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists. Today's selection includes one of Bach's French Suites for harpsichord alongside Mendelssohn's tour-de-force string octet.

Bach - French Suite in G, BWV.816
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Couperin - Les Ondes
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Mendelssohn - Octet for strings
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists.

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Series of concerts given at the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival

Series of concerts from the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival, with pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich and Nenad Lecic, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

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