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The Mithras Piano Trio, the Aris Quartet and Louis Lortie perform chamber music by Beethoven and Brahms, inspired by Shakespeare. Presented by Sarah Walker.

Sarah Walker presents Shakespeare-inspired chamber music including Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio with its eerie second movement reminiscent of Banquo's ghost in Macbeth, his Tempest Sonata, and Brahms's 5 Orphelia-Lieder.

BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio No.5 in D major, Op.70 No.1 ‘Ghost’
Mithras Piano Trio

BRAHMS
5 Ophelia-Lieder, WoO.22
Christiane Karg (soprano)
Aris Quartet

BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 ‘Tempest’
Louis Lortie (piano)

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Nov 202313:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No.1 'Ghost'

    Ensemble: Mithras Piano Trio.

  • Johannes Brahms

    5 Ophelia-Lieder, WoO 22

    Music Arranger: Aribert Reimann. Lyricist: August Wilhelm Schlegel. Singer: Christiane Karg. Ensemble: Aris Quartet.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"

    Performer: Louis Lortie.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Nov 202313:00
    BBC Radio 3