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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Aldeburgh Festival 2014

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Aldeburgh Festival 2014: Episode 4

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Aldeburgh Festival 2014

Episode 4

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Music by Martinu, Bartok, Ligeti, Janacek and Ravel from the 2014 Aldeburgh Festival.

Chamber music by Martinu, Bartok, Ligeti, Janacek and Ravel played by Mahan Esfahani, pianists Tamara Stefanovich and Nenad Lecic and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists.

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 20th Century Hungarian harpsichord music by Bartok and Ligeti alongside Janacek's Concertino for piano & sextet and Ravel's 2-piano depiction of the breakdown of European society - La Valse.

Martinu - 2 Impromptus pour clavecin
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Bartok - 3 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Ligeti - Passacaglia ungherese; Continuum; Hungarian Rock
Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Janacek - March of the Bluebirds; Concertino
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

Ravel - La Valse
Tamara Stefanovich & Nenad Lenic (pianos).

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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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