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Radio 3 at the Summer Festivals.

Petroc Trelawny presents the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the international ensemble founded by Claudio Abbado, in a concert given as part of the 2009 Aldeburgh Festival. The programme features music from the 20th century - one of the orchestra's specialities - along with two symphonies by Haydn, commemorating the 200th anniversary of the composer's death.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Susanna Malkki (conductor)

Ligeti: Ramifications
Haydn: Symphony No 60 in C (Il distratto)
Birtwistle: Slow Frieze for piano and ensemble
Haydn: Symphony No 101 in D (The Clock)

Followed by a focus on celebrated historical recordings made at Aldeburgh. With a highlight from the memorable piano duet recital given in 1965 at The Jubilee Hall by Benjamin Britten and Sviatoslav Ricther, featuring Schubert's Grand Duo in C, D812.

Grainger: Shallow Brown
Peter Pears (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (bass baritone)
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten (conductor)