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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Russia in the Round at the Sheffield Crucible studio

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Russia in the Round at the Sheffield Crucible studio: Episode 2

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Russia in the Round at the Sheffield Crucible studio

Episode 2

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Russia in the Round at the Sheffield Crucible studio, Episode 2

Chamber music by Balakirev, Eisler and Shostakovich from the Sheffield Crucible studio.

Sarah Walker presents chamber music by Balakirev, Eisler and Shostakovich performed by Ensemble 360 at Sheffield's Crucible Studio as part of the recent Russia in the Round season.

This week's Lunchtime Concerts come from Sheffield's Crucible Studio as part of the recent "Russia In the Round" season. In today's programme, Sarah Walker presents works by Mily Balakirev, Hanns Eisler and Dmitri Shostakovich, as performed by Sheffield's resident chamber music group Ensemble 360. 

Balakirev: Octet, Op.3, for piano, wind and strings
Eisler: Septet No.1, Op 92a, for flute, clarinet, bassoon and string quartet
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8
Ensemble 360.

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.

The Sheffield Crucible Studio's 2018 Russia in the Round season.

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