Bach live from Wigmore Hall

Marking the 250th year of American Independence Elizabeth Alker introduces a selection of exclusive recordings from home and abroad showcasing concert performances of music by great American composers. Today Elizabeth's selection includes an evocative romantic piano concerto by Edward MacDowell and a reflection on American folksong by George Walker. Also in today's programme a live concert from Wigmore Hall given by the Casals Quartet. Their programme includes music from The Art of Fugue by Bach alongside quartets by Shostakovich and Turina.

WIGMORE HALL LIVE

Johann Sebastian Bach
Art of Fugue BWV1080:
Contrapunctus 1
Contrapunctus 4
Contrapunctus 6
Contrapunctus 9

Joaquín Turina
La oración del torero, Op. 34

Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73

Casals Quartet

Introduced from the hall by Hannah French

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Igor Stravinsky
Concerto in Eb (Dumbarton Oaks)
BRSO
Sasha Scolnik-Brower (conductor)

Edward MacDowell
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 15
Xiayin Wang (piano)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Wilson (conductor)

Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in Bb major, D. 960
Steven Osborne (piano)

George Walker Folksongs for Orchestra
Minnesota Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (conductor)

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