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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh 70

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Edinburgh 70: Episode 9: Edinburgh 70: James Galway

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James Galway

Episode 9

Episode 9: Edinburgh 70: James Galway

Edinburgh 70

Edinburgh 70: James Galway

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Ravel, Strauss and Liszt in performance by James Galway, Jessye Norman and Jorge Bolet.

9/12. James Galway and Jessye Norman collaborate in Ravel's sumptuous Sheherazade, plus Strauss songs and Liszt's sonata, inspired by a reading of Dante, performed by Jorge Bolet.

James Galway in a rare appearance as chamber musician with Jessye Norman in 1979, performing Ravel's Sheherazade plus Strauss songs, and Liszt's great Fantasia quasi sonata, inspired by a reading of Dante, performed by Jorge Bolet in 1980.

Ravel: Shéhérazade
Jessye Norman, soprano
Dalton Baldwin, piano
James Galway, flute 

Strauss: Heimliche Aufforderung; Heimkehr; Seitdem dein Aug'; Lob des Leidens; Cäcilie 
Jessye Norman, soprano
Dalton Baldwin, piano

Liszt: Fantasia quasi sonata 'après une lecture du Dante' 
Jorge Bolet, piano 
 
Producer Gavin McCollum.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Series of concerts celebrating the rich history of performance at the Edinburgh

Series of concerts celebrating the rich history of performance at the Edinburgh International Festival as it marks 70 years

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