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Schumann: 4 Songs, Op 142 (No. 4, Mein Wagen rollet langsam)
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Schumann: 4 Songs, Op 142 (No. 4, Mein Wagen rollet langsam)

A slow journey into madness

Strauss: Don Quixote
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Strauss: Don Quixote

Music for tilting at windmills

Sunday Feature - Who Was Richard Strauss?
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Sunday Feature - Who Was Richard Strauss?

Tom Service travels to Switzerland in search of the real Richard Strauss

Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, H 7b 1
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Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, H 7b 1

A world premiere 200 years late!

Prokofiev: Cello sonata in C major, Op 119
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Prokofiev: Cello sonata in C major, Op 119

Cello...is it me you're looking for?

Composer of the Week - Prokofiev
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Composer of the Week - Prokofiev

Donald Macleod explores Prokofiev's triumphant and ultimately tragic return to the USSR

Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op 36
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Britten: String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op 36

An anniversary tribute to a fellow musician

Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op 118
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Shostakovich: Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op 118

Variations with a customary Soviet twist

Composer of the Week - Shostakovich
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Composer of the Week - Shostakovich

Donald Macleod views Dmitry Shostakovich through the prism of his string quartets

Stravinsky: Concertino
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Stravinsky: Concertino

Stravinsky's rustic romp

Composer of the Week - Igor Stravinsky
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Composer of the Week - Igor Stravinsky

Donald Macleod surveys the life and music of Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux (The Swan)
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Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des animaux (The Swan)

Is this the sound of a swan paddling in a stream?

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104
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Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104

Hear just what a cello can do

How to Listen - Dvořák's Cello Concerto
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How to Listen - Dvořák's Cello Concerto

How to appreciate the romantic theme of Dvořák's Cello Concerto

Beethoven: Quintet in C major, Op 29
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Beethoven: Quintet in C major, Op 29

Smooth and mellow? Violas and cello

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85
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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85

A wild and uncompromising farewell

Record Review Podcast - Elgar's Cello Concerto
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Record Review Podcast - Elgar's Cello Concerto

Helen Wallace with personal recommendations from recordings of Elgar's autumnal Cello Concerto

Vivaldi: Cello Sonata in E minor, RV 40 (6 sonatas, No. 5)
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Vivaldi: Cello Sonata in E minor, RV 40 (6 sonatas, No. 5)

Listen as the cello climbs out of the deeper tones and takes you with it

Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op 117
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Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op 117

My, my... Napoleon remembered 100 years on

Record Review Podcast - Fauré Cello Sonata No. 2
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Record Review Podcast - Fauré Cello Sonata No. 2

Jessica Duchen recommends recordings of Fauré's Cello Sonata No. 2

Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op 38
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Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op 38

A tribute to some of classical music's greatest hits

Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4, Op 90, 'Dumky'
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Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4, Op 90, 'Dumky'

How can music be happy and sad?

Discovering Music - Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 'Dumky Trio'
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Discovering Music - Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 'Dumky Trio'

Stephen Johnson explores Dvorak's Piano Trio No 4. in E minor - the Dumky Trio

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time
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Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

"...you have the harmonious silence of Heaven"

Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op 10
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Debussy: Quartet in G minor, Op 10

Great bursts of energy forge exciting new musical paths

Record Review Podcast - Debussy: String Quartet
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Record Review Podcast - Debussy: String Quartet

Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Debussy's String Quartet

Fauré: Élégie, Op 24
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Fauré: Élégie, Op 24

An instant hit of emotions, from melancholy to fiery

Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op 49
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Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op 49

Simple beauty from "the Mozart of the 19th Century"

Record Review Podcast - Mendelssohn's Piano Trio Op. 49
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Record Review Podcast - Mendelssohn's Piano Trio Op. 49

Harriet Smith compares and recommends recordings of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49

Puccini: Crisantemi
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Puccini: Crisantemi

Opera's king weeps for his friend

Schumann: Trio in G minor, Op 17
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Schumann: Trio in G minor, Op 17

Soulful trio haunted by shadows of personal turmoil

Record Review Podcast - Clara Schumann Piano Trio
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Record Review Podcast - Clara Schumann Piano Trio

David Owen Norris recommends recordings from available versions of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio

Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
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Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Cunning chordal challenges

Beethoven: Quartet in C major, Op 59 No. 3, 'Rasumovsky'
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Beethoven: Quartet in C major, Op 59 No. 3, 'Rasumovsky'

Try to keep up when the energy kicks in

Discovering Music - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 'Razumovsky'
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Discovering Music - Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 'Razumovsky'

Stephen Johnson explores the musical language of Beethoven's third Razumovsky Quartet

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A major, Op 69
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Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A major, Op 69

The piano pushes the tempo

Dvořák: Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American'
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Dvořák: Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American'

Locomotion straight from the New York City melting pot

Record Review Podcast - Dvořák's American Quartet
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Record Review Podcast - Dvořák's American Quartet

Robert Philip makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Dvořák's American Quartet

Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor
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Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor

Master this cello challenge and you can take a bow

Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op 20
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Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major, Op 20

A 16-year-old conjures up a thrilling mix of rhythm and melody

Soul Music - Mendelssohn's Octet
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Soul Music - Mendelssohn's Octet

Exploring the impact that Mendelssohn's Octet has had on different people's lives

Kashperova: Cello Sonata No. G major, Op 1 No. 1
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Kashperova: Cello Sonata No. G major, Op 1 No. 1

Graceful, melodic and uplifting

Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 'The Kreutzer Sonata'
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Janáček: String Quartet No. 1 'The Kreutzer Sonata'

Tolstoy's unhappy novel depicted in bittersweet sound

Record Review Podcast - Janáček's String Quartets
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Record Review Podcast - Janáček's String Quartets

Ivan Hewett with recommendations from recordings of Janáček's two string quartets

Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65
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Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65

A master bows out

Carwithen: Cello Sonatina
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Carwithen: Cello Sonatina

A film composer skilfully turns from the cinema to the concert hall

Schumann: Trio No. 2 in F major, Op 80
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Schumann: Trio No. 2 in F major, Op 80

A light-hearted work, like three friends chatting

Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op 47
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Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op 47

A work inspired by traditional Hebrew melodies

Ravel: String Quartet
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Ravel: String Quartet

Future sounds from a master of tomorrow

Record Review Podcast - Ravel: String Quartet in F major
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Record Review Podcast - Ravel: String Quartet in F major

Jeremy Sams recommends recordings of Ravel's String Quartet in F major

Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op 102
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Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op 102

What did the violin say to the cello?

Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
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Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009

Pushing the cello to the very limit

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F major, Op 5 No. 1
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Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F major, Op 5 No. 1

So good, it earned a gold snuff box from the king

Franck: Cello Sonata in A major, M 8
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Franck: Cello Sonata in A major, M 8

From one of the best violin sonatas came… one of the best for cello!

Ravel: Violin and Cello Sonata
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Ravel: Violin and Cello Sonata

Listen for the very modern, spiky sounds

Halvorsen: Passacaglia
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Halvorsen: Passacaglia

Handel with care

Beethoven: Trio in G major, Op 1 No. 2
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Beethoven: Trio in G major, Op 1 No. 2

Music for practising your gentle prancing

Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
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Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

A frenzied farewell to civilian life

Beethoven: Trio in D major, Op 70 No. 1, 'Ghost'
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Beethoven: Trio in D major, Op 70 No. 1, 'Ghost'

Rumbling piano creates spooky sounds

Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D 821
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Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D 821

What do you get when you cross a guitar with a cello?

Schubert: Piano Trio, D 898
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Schubert: Piano Trio, D 898

Is this music that can make all the world fresh and bright again?

Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op 50
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Tchaikovsky: Trio in A minor, Op 50

A composer cries in public

Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, Op 8
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Brahms: Trio No. 1 in B major, Op 8

The embrace of youthful passions

Haydn: Trio Gypsy Rondo, H15 25
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Haydn: Trio Gypsy Rondo, H15 25

Wickedly fast, it’s a hoot!

Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114
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Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op 114

A final burst of imagination in twilight years

Respighi: Quartet in D major
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Respighi: Quartet in D major

A simple romantic melody that ebbs and flows

Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op 74, Harp
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Beethoven: Quartet in E flat major, Op 74, Harp

Harp fans beware... this piece contains no harps

Mozart: Quartet in C major, K 465, 'Dissonance'
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Mozart: Quartet in C major, K 465, 'Dissonance'

The still modern sound of 1785

Smetana: Quartet No. 1 in E minor, 'From my life'
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Smetana: Quartet No. 1 in E minor, 'From my life'

A composer's sad story, told via viola

Berg: Quartet, Op 3
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Berg: Quartet, Op 3

A romantic Viennese whirl

Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No. 2, 'Joke'
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Haydn: Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No. 2, 'Joke'

Its famous ending was written to win a bet

Elgar: Quartet in E minor, Op 83
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Elgar: Quartet in E minor, Op 83

The anguish of war captured in sound

Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op 132
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Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, Op 132

A slow movement springs to life

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op 70
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Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op 70

A musical postcard from an Italian inspiration

Haydn: Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No. 4, (Sunrise)
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Haydn: Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No. 4, (Sunrise)

Wake up and greet the new day

Bartók: Quartet No. 1, Sz 40
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Bartók: Quartet No. 1, Sz 40

Almost like a horror movie soundtrack

Zemlinsky: Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op 4
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Zemlinsky: Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op 4

Rhythmic, folky, powerful and heroic movements

Suk: Meditation on an old Czech hymn "St Wenceslas", Op 35a
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Suk: Meditation on an old Czech hymn "St Wenceslas", Op 35a

A nostalgic melody for patriotic Czech mates

Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K 136
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Mozart: Divertimento in D major, K 136

A delicious feast of melodies

Webern: 5 Movements for string quartet
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Webern: 5 Movements for string quartet

Dare you take the challenge? The rewards are immense

Haydn: String Quartet, Op 76 No. 3, 'Emperor'
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Haydn: String Quartet, Op 76 No. 3, 'Emperor'

Light and stately, with a familiar tune

Bruch: Quintet in A minor for strings [1918], Op 84
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Bruch: Quintet in A minor for strings [1918], Op 84

Listen for the beautiful, slow melodies of the first movement

Bach: The Art of Fuge: Contrapunctus I, IV and XI, BWV 1080
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Bach: The Art of Fuge: Contrapunctus I, IV and XI, BWV 1080

Unfinished and complex

Bartók: Quartet No. 5, Sz 102
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Bartók: Quartet No. 5, Sz 102

Can you hear the frogs, insects and hooting owls in this 'night music'?

Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op 18 No. 6
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Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, Op 18 No. 6

Fragile with a strong finish

Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op 41, No. 1
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Schumann: String Quartet in A minor, Op 41, No. 1

Life is a rollercoaster

Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op 11
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Tchaikovsky: Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op 11

A test passed with flying colours

Bruckner: String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111
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Bruckner: String Quartet in C minor, WAB 111

A dramatic, passionate, lyrical gem

Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op 2
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Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op 2

A minor-key rollercoaster of joyful emotion

Szymanowski: Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op 37
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Szymanowski: Quartet No. 1 in C major, Op 37

Four different keys at the same time... so wrong it's right

Saariaho: String Quartet, 'Terra memoria'
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Saariaho: String Quartet, 'Terra memoria'

Like something from a Hitchcock film

Brahms: Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op 111
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Brahms: Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op 111

Fiery, passionate and mischievous

Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op 80
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Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op 80

Created in the shadow of death, this vibrant yet tragic piece encapsulates two lives

Mahler: Piano Quartet movement in A minor
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Mahler: Piano Quartet movement in A minor

The only surviving piece of chamber music that Mahler wrote

Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op 51 No. 2
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Brahms: Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op 51 No. 2

Music of loneliness and longing