Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Laura van der Heijden and Friends (4/4)

Laura van der Heijden and Friends (1/4)

Laura van der Heijden and Friends (4/4)

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Laura van der Heijden and Friends (4/4)

Laura van der Heijden and friends perform music by Bach, Bartok, Tabakova and Brahms.

John Toal introduces British cellist Laura van der Heijden, in collaboration with musician friends, performing music by Bach, Bartok, Tabakova and Brahms.

Laura van der Heijden and Friends

John Toal introduces the last of four recitals featuring British cellist Laura van der Heijden and friends. They were recorded in St. Mark’s Church Dundela in east Belfast: the church in which CS Lewis was baptised and where his grandfather was rector.

Laura won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2012 and is well-known for her collaborative music-making. Today she’s joined by the British-German violinist Max Bailie and her colleagues in the Redon Quartet for performances of works by JS Bach, Bartók, Brahms and the contemporary Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova.

A JS Bach – Bartók Medley (arr. Max Bailie/Laura van der Heijden) :
JS Bach: Musette from English Suite No 3, BWV 808
Bartók: Kalamajko – No. 2 from 44 Duos for 2 Violins
Bartók: Minuetto – No. 3 from 44 Duos for 2 Violins 
JS Bach: Invention in D minor BWV 775, No.4
Bartók (transcribed Karl Kraeuter): Hungarian Folk Melody No. 3 'Moderato'
JS Bach: Invention in A major BWV 783, No. 12
JS Bach: Invention in A minor BWV 784, No. 13
Bartók (transcribed Karl Kraeuter): Hungarian Folk Melody No. 7 'Vivace'
Max Bailie (violin)/Laura van der Heijden (cello)

Dobrinka Tabakova: Insight for String Trio 
Pieter van Loenen (violin)/Dana Zemtsov (viola)/Laura van der Heijden (cello)

Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60 
Redon Quartet
Pieter van Loenen (violin)/Dana Zemtsov (viola)/Laura van der Heijden (cello)/ Alexander Ullman (piano)

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