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The Danish String Quartet plays Mendelssohn's Capriccio in E minor, Nielsen's Quartet No 2 and Danish folk music. Plus Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) in Schumann's Arabeske in C, Op 18.

This week's lunchtime concert comes from the Cheltenham Music Festival, performed by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ New Generation Artists the Danish String Quartet, and the pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. Today's concert features music for solo piano by Schumann, his Arabeske in C major, and continues with music for string quartet by Mendelssohn, Nielsen, and also a selection of Danish folk music, all performed in the historic setting of the Pittville Pump Room.

Mendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor, Op 81 no 3
Danish String Quartet: Rune Tomsgaard Sørensen (violin), Frederik Øland (violin), Asbjørn Norgaard (viola), and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (cello)

Schumann: Arabeske in C, Op 18
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Nielsen: Quartet No 2 in F minor, Op 5
Selection of Danish folk music arrangements
Danish String Quartet: Rune Tomsgaard Sørensen (violin), Frederik Øland (violin), Asbjørn Norgaard (viola), and Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (cello)

Produced by Johannah Smith.

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Capriccio In E Minor Op.81`3 For String Quartet [no.3 Of "4 Pieces" For String

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske In C Major Op.18 For Piano

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Quartet No. 2 In F Minor Op.5 For Strings

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Traditional Danish

    Bridal Piece From Sonderho (Extract)

    Performer: Gáman. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
  • Trad.

    Danish Folk Music

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.

Broadcast

  • Wed 30 Sep 2015 13:00