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A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations.

A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and the Radio 3 Disc of the Week recommendation.

Record Review: Summer Record Review: Live from the Edinburgh Festival

13/08/2016

Summer Record Review: Live from the Edinburgh Festival

BBC Radio 3 - Record Review, Summer Record Review: Live from the Edinburgh Festival

Live at Edinburgh, Andrew McGregor joined by guests and plays Festival recordings.

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library.

Live from the Edinburgh Festival, with Andrew McGregor

Andrew is joined live from the BBC's pop-up broadcast and audience hub at George Heriot's School by journalist Kate Molleson, classical music retailer Anne McAlister, pianist and broadcaster Iain Burnside, and Paul Baxter from Edinburgh-based label Delphian Records, for a programme celebrating recorded music at the Edinburgh Festival since it was founded in 1947, and reflecting the music making at this year's Festival and the BBC Proms.

9am
Andrew chats to journalist Kate Molleson and classical music retailer Anne McAlister and plays some of their favourite new releases

9.30am
Proms Composer: Thomas Adès

10.30am
Iain Burnside joins Andrew to rediscover some seminal recordings from the Edinburgh Festival

11.40am
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Harmonie Ensemble/New York
Steven Richman, conductor.

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