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Edinburgh International Festival

Music: Classical

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Series of broadcasts from the Edinburgh International Festival

Edinburgh International Festival: 2018 Queen's Hall Series

Edinburgh International Festival: 2018 Queen's Hall Series: Nicola Benedetti, The Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr

Nicola Benedetti, The Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr

07/08/2018

2018 Queen's Hall Series

BBC Radio 3 - Edinburgh International Festival, 2018 Queen's Hall Series, Nicola Benedetti, The Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr

Violinist Nicola Benedetti performs concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann.

Internationally acclaimed violinist Nicola Benedetti performs concertos by Vivaldi and Telemann, recorded at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.

Recorded at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, internationally acclaimed Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti demonstrates her baroque violin style in sparkling showpieces for the instrument. She is joined by the distinguished period performance ensemble, the Academy of Ancient Music, under the direction of early music specialist Richard Egarr, for an energetic, witty and joyful Baroque recital featuring a selection of concertos for violin and harpsichord by Vivaldi and Telemann.

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D, RV 208, 'Il grosso mogul'
Vivaldi: Harpsichord Concerto in A, RV780
Telemann: Violin Concerto in A, TWV 51:A4, 'The Frogs'
Telemann: Concerto in C for four violins

11:50
Interval music at around 11.50 featuring Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov performing part of Beethoven's Sonata for Cello and Piano No 4 in C from their recent CD.

12.10
Telemann: Alster Overture-Suite in F, TWV 55:F11
Vivaldi: 'Dresden' Violin Concerto in F, RV292

Nicola Benedetti - violin
The Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr - director / harpsichord

Presented by Donald Macleod
Produced by Lindsay Pell.

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Concerts from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh at the 2018 Edinburgh International Festival.

Concerts given at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh as part of the 2018 Edinburgh International Festival.

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