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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Natalie Clein and Friends

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Natalie Clein and Friends: Episode 4

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Episode 4

Natalie Clein and Friends

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Cellist Natalie Clein and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani in Bach, Ligeti, Kurtag, Couperin.

Cellist Natalie Clein and harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani play music by Bach, Ligeti, Kurtag and Couperin at LSO St Luke's in London.

A concert series featuring music by Bach given last month at LSO St Luke's in London.

Natalie Clein (cello), Mahan Esfahani (harpischord)
Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No 1 in G, BWV1027
Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello
Francois Couperin: Les vieux seigneurs; Les jeunes seigneurs; Les vendangeuses; Les ondes (from Pièces de clavecin)
Kurtag Homage to John Cage; Az Hit; Shadows (from Signs, Games and Messages for solo cello)
Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No 3 in G minor, BWV1029

For the final concert of her Bach-centred series, Natalie Clein pairs her cello with a harpsichord played by Mahan Esfahani. They complement two of Bach's Sonatas for the cello's cousin, the viola da gamba, with virtuosic twentieth-century pieces for solo cello and the characterful solo keyboard pieces of Francois Couperin.

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Natalie Clein with a concert series featuring music by Bach.

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