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Highlights from the Edinburgh International Music Festival and early music from Italy

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including music from Italy鈥檚 RAI National Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Music Festival.

Tom McKinney showcases the best performances by 成人快手 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Today's Classical Live features specially recorded performances from this year's Edinburgh International Music Festival. The multi-award-winning Japanese violinist Midori performs with her long-time recital partner, American pianist 脰zg眉r Aydin in a dazzling programme including Gabriel Faure's Violin Sonata No 1 Op.13.

There will also be music from Italy. The RAI National Symphony Orchestra will perform Benjamin Britten's Four Sea Interludes, from 'Peter Grimes' and Mieczys艂aw Weinberg's Cello Concerto in C minor, with soloist Enrico Dindo. Additionally, there will be some baroque music - Concerto Copenhagen perform Bertali's Ciacona for violin and continuo and Collegium Marianum perform Corelli's Trio Sonata in B minor.

Gabriel Faure
Violin Sonata No 1 Op. 13
Midori (violin)
脰zg眉r Aydin (piano)

Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales
Nil Venditti (conductor)

Antonio Bertali
Ciacona for violin and continuo
Concerto Copenhagen

Franz Liszt
Ann茅es de p猫lerinage, S.160 ii) Au lac de Wallenstadt
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Mieczys艂aw Weinberg
Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 43
Enrico Dindo (cello)
Rai National Symphony Orchestra
Andris Poga (conductor)

Arcangelo Corelli
Trio Sonata in B minor
Collegium Marianum
Jana Semer谩dov谩 (traverso)
Magdal茅na Mal谩 (violin)
Hana Flekov谩 (cello)
Jan Krej膷a (theorbo)
Sebastian Knebel (harpsichord)

Jean-Baptiste Quentin
Violin Sonata in D, Op. 3/5
Collegium Marianum
Jana Semer谩dov谩 (traverso)
Magdal茅na Mal谩 (violin)
Hana Flekov谩 (cello)
Jan Krej膷a (theorbo)
Sebastian Knebel (harpsichord)

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1 hour, 58 minutes

Music Played

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

    Performer: Midori. Performer: 脰zg眉r Aydin.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Nil Venditti.
  • Antonio Bertali

    Ciacona for violin and continuo

    Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen.
  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Dances from The Two Fiddlers

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Unicorn.
  • Franz Liszt

    Ann茅es de p猫lerinage, S.160 ii) Au lac de Wallenstadt

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.
  • Mieczys艂aw Weinberg

    Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 43

    Performer: Enrico Dindo. Orchestra: RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Poga.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio Sonata in B minor, Op. 3/4

    Performer: Sebastian Knebel. Performer: Magdal茅na Mal谩. Performer: Hana Flekov谩. Performer: Jan Krej膷a. Ensemble: Collegium Marianum.
  • Jean-Baptiste Quentin

    Violin Sonata in D, Op. 3/5

    Performer: Sebastian Knebel. Performer: Magdal茅na Mal谩. Performer: Hana Flekov谩. Performer: Jan Krej膷a. Ensemble: Collegium Marianum.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C major for piano duet, K 521 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Christoph Eschenbach. Performer: Justus Frantz.
    • Mozart: Music for Piano Duet: Justus Frantz, Christoph Eschenbach.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jan 2025 13:00