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Ronald Brautigam plays Chopin and Mendelssohn on an 1847 Errard piano at the Edinburgh International Festival 2018.

Every weekday for three weeks, Radio 3 broadcasts one of the stand-out concerts from the Queen鈥檚 Hall over the past decade. Today Donald Macleod introduces a recording from the 2018 Edinburgh International Festival of Ronald Brautigam, one of the world鈥檚 leading virtuoso performers of historical keyboard instruments. Brautigam's recital includes works by Chopin & Mendelssohn on an instrument almost identical to the one that Mendelssohn owned himself, an 1847 Errard piano.

Mendelssohn: Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14
Chopin: Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 31
Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
Mendelssohn: Variations S茅rieuses, Op. 54

INTERVAL: Dorothea Roschmann performs Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, No's 2, 3 and 4 with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin.

Mendelssohn: 6 Songs without Words, Op. 19
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60
Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57
Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61

Ronald Brautigam (Fortepiano)

Photograph - Marco Borggreve

1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 31

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    2 Nocturnes, Op. 27

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Variations S茅rieuses, Op. 54

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Richard Strauss

    Vier letzte Lieder, No. 2 September

    Singer: Dorothea R枚schmann. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Vier letzte Lieder.
    • BIS.
  • Richard Strauss

    Vier letzte Lieder, No. 3 Beim Schlafengehen (At Bedtime)

    Singer: Dorothea R枚schmann. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Vier letzte Lieder.
    • BIS.
  • Richard Strauss

    Vier letzte Lieder, No. 4 Im Abendrot (In the Evening Glow)

    Singer: Dorothea R枚schmann. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Vier letzte Lieder.
    • BIS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    6 Songs without Words, Op. 19

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Barcarolle, Op. 60

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Berceuse, Op. 57

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne in C sharp minor (No 20)

    Performer: Ronald Brautigam.
  • Paul Hindemith

    Kleine Kammermusik, Op 24 No 2

    Performer: Les Vents Fran莽ais.
    • Les Vents Francaise.
    • WARNER.
    • 012.

Broadcast

  • Tue 25 Aug 2020 11:00