A taste of chamber music from the Edinburgh International Festival 2023
A selection of chamber music from the Queen's Hall, with works by Haydn, Pierre Vellones, Xavier Montsalvatge, Joseph Ghys and Adrien-François Servais.
Chamber music highlights from the 2023 Edinburgh International Festival.
From the Queen's Hall, the young American Isidore String Quartet plays the second of Haydn’s Opus 20 quartets, where he breaks from tradition and gives each instrument an equal share of the limelight. A selection of French and Catalonian songs follow by international mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison and renowned pianist Malcolm Martineau. To close, a set of variations on a regal theme from violinist Diana Tishchenko and cellist István Várdai.
Please note that Xavier Montsalvatge's five songs from 1945 contain archaic language reflective of outdated attitudes.
Haydn: String Quartet Op.20 No 2
Pierre Vellones: Cinq Epitaphes Op.73
Xavier Montsalvatge: Five Black Songs 1945
Adrien-François Servais/Joseph Ghys: Variations brilliantes et concertantes sur l'air God Save The King' Op.38
The Isidore String Quartet
Catriona Morison - mezzo-soprano
Malcolm Martineau - piano
Diana Tishchenko - violin
István Várdai - cello
Stephen Broad - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer
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Joseph Haydn
Quartet in C major Op.20 No.2 for Strings
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Pierre Vellones
Cinq Épitaphes
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catriona Morison. -
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Xavier Montsalvatge
Cinco Canciones Negras (Five Negro Songs)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catriona Morison. -
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Adrien-François Servais
Variations brillantes et concertantes sur l'air God save the King
Composer: Joseph Ghys. Performer: Diana Tishchenko. Performer: István Várdai. -
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Carl Nielsen
Humoresque, Op 2 No 2 (Two Fantasy Pieces)
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Performer: Markus Becker.- EMI.
Broadcast
- Fri 29 Dec 2023 13:00±«Óătv Radio 3