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Britten, Beethoven, Mendelssohn

Music from the 2013 Gower and Machynlleth Festivals. Britten: Cello Suite No 2. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 2. Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata, Op 45 No 1.

Louise Fryer introduces performances from this summer's Gower and Machynlleth Festivals, beginning with Benjamin Britten's personal reflections on the virtuosity of his friend and collaborator Mstislav Rostropovich and the Baroque artistry and genius of JS Bach.

Britten: Cello Suite No 2, Op 80
Philip Higham (cello)

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 2 in A major, Op 12 No 2
Alina Ibragimova (violin), C茅dric Tiberghien (piano)

Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata in B flat, Op 45
Philip Higham (cello), Robert Thompson (piano).

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata No. 2 in A major Op.12, No.2

    Performer: Alina Ibragimova. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Cello Suite No. 2

    Performer: Philip Higham.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Cello Sonata No.1 in Bflat major Op.45

    Performer: Philip Higham.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Oct 2013 13:00