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A 大象传媒-led weekend of over 100 live music events across the UK - from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and Belfast to Birmingham - launching the nationwide countdown to the London 2012 Festival.

Radio 3 celebrates live music-making all weekend, handing on the baton from concert to concert, featuring a wide range of professional and amateur events and talking to the people who've made it all happen. Presented by Andrew McGregor and Suzy Klein.

Catherine Bott introduces the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, recorded last night at Kings Place, London.

The principal players of one of London's best-loved chamber orchestras come together to play Brahms. Chamber music was central to Brahms in his early years, both as a composer and performer. These two string sextets have a sense of refinement building on his love of Schubert and Vienna, but with a more opulent texture.

Brahms - String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18; String Sextet No. 2 in G, Op. 36
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Further information about Music Nation:

Music Nation is a nationwide weekend of over 100 live music events across the UK on 3 & 4 March 2012. Devised and led by the 大象传媒 the weekend is the first nationwide countdown event to the London 2012 Festival, and includes performances by all of the 大象传媒's performing groups.

From Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and Belfast to Birmingham, Music Nation is an unprecedented collaboration of the UK's orchestral and music-making communities, built primarily around classical music, but taking in jazz, folk and world music.

Music Nation is a partnership with Arts Council England, the Association of British Orchestras (ABO), British Association of Concert Halls (BACH), Orchestras Live, Making Music, Conservatoires UK and Locog to celebrate the richness, diversity and excellence of Britain's musical life.

大象传媒 Radio 3, Music Nation's principal media partner, will broadcast live content throughout the weekend, with additional programming on 大象传媒 Radio1, 1Xtra, 大象传媒 Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and 大象传媒 local radio.

For further details on all the events visit bbc.co.uk/musicnation.