Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Verbier Festival (3/4) - Chausson's Concert

Verbier Festival (3/4) - Chausson's Concert

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Verbier Festival (3/4) - Chausson's Concert

Sarah Walker introduces Chausson's Concert for violin, piano and quartet from Verbier.

Sarah Walker presents more performances from the Verbier Festival with violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Lucas Debargue joining the Ebène Quartet in Chausson's Concert.

Sarah Walker continues a week of performances from last Summer's Verbier Festival with violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Lucas Debargue and the Ebène Quarte playing Chausson's virtuosic but hauntingly beautiful Concert.  And an all-star trio shine a new light on a symphony by Beethoven in a fascinating transcription. 

Beethoven arr. Shai Wosner: Symphony No. 4 in B flat, op. 60 - first movement
Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Emanuel Ax (piano)

Schubert arr. Liszt: Die Stadt, from 'Schwanengasang, D. 957'
Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Chausson: Concert in D, op. 21, for violin, piano and string quartet
Lisa Batiashvili (violin)
Lucas Debargue (piano)
With Ebène Quartet =
Gabriel Le Magadure (violin)
Pierre Colombet (violin)
Marie Chilemme (viola)
Raphaël Merlin (cello)

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