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New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

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: Mahan Esfahani plays harpsichord music inspired by French master La Forqueray

Music: Classical

Mahan Esfahani plays harpsichord music inspired by French master La Forqueray

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Mahan Esfahani plays music inspired by Antoine Forqueray,

Mahan Esfahani plays music inspired by Antoine Forqueray, viol player to Louis XIV.

New Generation Artists: Mahan Esfahani plays music inspired by Antoine Forqueray, viol player by appointment at the court of Louis XIV, on the celebrated 1636/1763 Ruckers-Hemsch harpsichord at Hatchlands Park, Surrey.  

Francois Couperin	La Forqueray	
Rameau	La Forqueray	as above
Jacques Duphly  La Forqueray	
Jean Baptiste Forqueray La Forqueray	
Mahan Esfahani (1636 Ruckers-Hemsch harpsichord at Hatchlands Park in Surrey)

Poulenc	Les Chemins de L'amour	
Fatma Said (soprano), James Vaughan (piano)

Antonio Carlos Jobim arr Mullov-Abbado No More Blues	
Misha Mullov-Abbado (string bass), James Davidson (trumpet)

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.

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