Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Machynlleth Festival 2022 (1/4)

Machynlleth Festival 2022 (1/4)

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Machynlleth Festival 2022 (1/4)

The Navarra Quartet plays Dvořák, with British songs from bass Brindley Sherratt

The Navarra Quartet joins forces with bassist Leon Bosch in Dvořák's String Quintet Op 77, and Brindley Sherratt presents a selection of songs of the British Isles

Nicola Heywood Thomas presents the first in a week of programmes featuring highlights of the 2022 Machynlleth Festival, recorded at the Tabernacle – a converted Wesleyan chapel. Today, the captivating Navarra Quartet joins forces with bassist Leon Bosch to play Dvorak’s String Quintet Op 77, and bass Brindley Sherratt performs an evocative selection of songs from the British Isles.

Dvořák: Quintet for string quartet and double bass, Op 77 
Navarra Quartet 
Leon Bosch, double bass 
 
John Ireland: Sea Fever  
Michael Head: Limehouse Reach 
Gerald Finzi: Fear no more the heat o’ the sun
Michael Head: Money O  
Warlock: Captain Stratton's Fancy
Brindley Sherratt, bass 
Julius Drake, piano


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