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Elias Quartet at the 2010 City of London Festival

Louise Fryer presents the Elias String Quartet peforming a concert at the 2010 City of London Festival. Villa Lobos: String Quartet No 1. Mendelssohn: String Quartet, Op 80.

Former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Elias Quartet perform Villa-Lobos and Mendelssohn in a concert recorded at the 2010 City of London Festival. The recital took place in the beautiful church of St Sepulchre-Without-Newgate in the heart of the City, a stone's throw from St Paul's.

Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos was a prolific writer of quartets, while Felix Mendelssohn's last string quartet was written as a requiem for his dear sister Fanny.

Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No. 1
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in F minor, Op 80

Elias String Quartet:
Sara Bitlloch (violin)
Donald Grant (violin)
Martin Saving (viola)
Marie Bittloch (cello).

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in F minor, Op.80

    Ensemble: Elias Quartet.
  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    String Quartet No.1

    Ensemble: Elias Quartet.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 9 Jul 2010 13:00
  • Sun 27 Oct 2013 13:00