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The Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets

With the Ciurlionis Quartet performing Juozas Pakalnis's Little Prelude and Engegard Quartet in Olav Anton Thommessen's Felix Remix. Both play Mendelssohn's Octet.

From the St Magnus Festival, the Ciurlionis and Engegard Quartets come together to perform Felix Mendelssohn's Octet in the St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.

In the first part of this lunchtime concert which is presented from Orkney by Jamie MacDougall each quartet plays music by composers from their own respective countries.

The Ciurlionis Quartet from Lithuania perform "Little Prelude" by Juozas Pakalnis, while Norway's Engegard Quartet chose the challenging "Felix Remix" by Olav Anton Thommessen.

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Juozas Pakalnis

    Little Prelude

    Ensemble: Ciurlionis Quartet.
  • Olav Anton Thommessen

    Felix Remix

    Ensemble: Engegard Quartet.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Octet

    Ensemble: Engegard Quartet. Ensemble: Ciurlionis Quartet.
  • Geirr Tveitt

    Brudlaups-Klokkor (Wedding Bells)

    Performer: H氓vard Gimse.

Broadcast

  • Thu 10 Dec 2015 13:00