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The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: Saint-Saens, Quilter, Bach and Mahler

Music: Classical

13/08/2016

Saint-Saens, Quilter, Bach and Mahler

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Radio 3 New Generation Artists perform music by Saint-Saens, Quilter, Bach and Mahler.

With Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) performing music by Saint-Saens, Kathryn Rudge (mezzo-soprano) in Quilter, Beatrice Rana (piano) in Bach and Peter Moore (trombone) in Mahler.

Clemency Burton-Hill celebrates the music making of the BBC New Generation Artists. Each Saturday lunchtime over the summer, there's a chance to hear a starry line-up of young musicians caught by the BBC microphones as they embark on their international careers. Today Beatrice Rana plays Bach for the first time in the UK and Kathryn Rudge sings three favourite songs by Roger Quilter. And, to start with, Alec Frank-Gemmill and Alasdair Beatson team up at the Finchcocks Musical Museum for Saint-Saëns on period instruments. 

Saint-Saëns: Romance in E major, Op.67 
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Alasdair Beatson (piano)

Quilter: Three Shakespeare songs, Op.6 
Kathryn Rudge (mezzo), James Baillieu (piano)

Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV.826 
Beatrice Rana (piano)

Mahler: Urlicht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn no.12) 
Peter Moore (trombone), Robert Thompson (piano).

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