Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2021 (1/4)

West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2021 (1/4)

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John Toal introduces performances of music by Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Brahms.

John Toal introduces pianist Anna Fedorova playing Rachmaninov and Scriabin and Leonard Elschenbroich performing Brahms's Cello Sonata in F with Alexei Grynyuk.

John Toal introduces highlights from the 2021 West Cork Chamber Music Festival, with performances presented virtually across Europe and the US.

All of today's performances were recorded in the Kleine Zaal at the Concertgebouw, The Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova bookends the programme with works by Rachmaninov and Scriabin. The centrepiece -  the Cello Sonata in F major Op.99 No.2 by Brahms - was written in the summer of 1886 and is performed by two graduates of Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme: cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk.

Rachmaninov: 
Prelude in G major Op.32 No.5
Prelude in G sharp minor Op.32 No. 12
Prelude in B flat Op.23 No.2 
Anna Fedorova, piano

Brahms: Cello Sonata in F major Op.99 No.2 
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello, Alexei Grynyuk, piano

Scriabin: Sonata Op.19 No.2 in G sharp minor 
Anna Fedorova, piano

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