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Fiona Reynolds

Michael Berkeley talks to Fiona Reynolds, director of the National Trust. Her choices include Bach's 3rd Brandenburg Concerto, plus Elgar, Smetana, Mozart, Shostakovich and Janacek.

Today Michael Berkeley talks to Dame Fiona Reynolds, Director of the National Trust. She is a keen string
player, and her choices reflect her love of music for string ensemble, from Bach's Third Brandenburg Concerto
and Elgar's majestic Introduction and Allegro to a quartet by Smetana and Mozart's charming Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola. There's also a Shostakovich piano concerto, part of Janacek's opera 'Katya Kabanova', and 'The Salutation' from Finzi's cantata 'Dies natalis'.

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Sun 24 Jan 2010 12:00

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  • Sun 24 Jan 2010 12:00

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