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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Manchester Chamber Concerts Society 2015/16

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Manchester Chamber Concerts Society 2015/16: Episode 1

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Manchester Chamber Concerts Society 2015/16

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Music by Mozart, Haydn, Barber and Lukas Foss from the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society

From the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society, the Britten Oboe Quartet performing Mozart, Alban Gerhardt (cello) in Lukas Foss and Barber, and the Navarra Quartet in Haydn.

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society, and were recorded at the Royal Northern College of Music. Performers include the Navarra Quartet, cellist Alban Gerhardt with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, and the Britten Oboe Quartet. Today's programme has Mozart's Adagio for cor anglais and strings, Haydn's String Quartet in C major Op.20 No.2, Samuel Barber's Cello Sonata and a Capriccio by Lukas Foss.

Presented by Tom Redmond

Mozart: Adagio for cor anglais and string trio, K580a 
Britten Oboe Quartet 

Lukas Foss: Capriccio for cello and piano 
Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Anne-Marie McDermott (piano) 

Barber: Cello Sonata, Op.6 
Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Anne-Marie McDermott (piano) 

Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op.20 No.2 
Navarra Quartet.

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Tom Redmond presents concerts from the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society 2015/16

Tom Redmond presents a series of concerts from the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society 2015/16, given at the Royal Northern College of Music

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