Bach live from Wigmore Hall

Available for 29 days

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 *** 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) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say 'Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live'.