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The Danish String Quartet plays Mendelssohn's Capriccio in E minor, Nielsen's Quartet No 2 and Danish folk music. Plus Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) in Schumann's Arabeske in C, Op 18.

This week's lunchtime concert comes from the Cheltenham Music Festival, performed by 大象传媒 New Generation Artists the Danish String Quartet, and the pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. Today's concert features music for solo piano by Schumann, his Arabeske in C major, and continues with music for string quartet by Mendelssohn, Nielsen, and also a selection of Danish folk music, all performed in the historic setting of the Pittville Pump Room.

Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor, Op 81 no 3
Danish String Quartet: Rune Tomsgaard S酶rensen (violin), Frederik 脴land (violin), Asbj酶rn Norgaard (viola), and Fredrik Sch酶yen Sj枚lin (cello)

Schumann: Arabeske in C, Op 18
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Nielsen: Quartet No 2 in F minor, Op 5
Selection of Danish folk music arrangements
Danish String Quartet: Rune Tomsgaard S酶rensen (violin), Frederik 脴land (violin), Asbj酶rn Norgaard (viola), and Fredrik Sch酶yen Sj枚lin (cello)

Produced by Johannah Smith.

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Capriccio In E Minor Op.81`3 For String Quartet [no.3 Of "4 Pieces" For String

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske In C Major Op.18 For Piano

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Quartet No. 2 In F Minor Op.5 For Strings

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Traditional Danish

    Bridal Piece From Sonderho (Extract)

    Performer: G谩man. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Trad.

    Danish Folk Music

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Sep 2015 13:00