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An afternoon of compelling performances including Brahms's Horn Trio from the Cowbridge Festival and Vaughan-Williams's folksong inspired Five Variants of Dives and Lzarus from the Ulster Orchestra. Introduced by Al Ryan.

All week, Al is foregrounding brilliant recent performances from the Ulster Orchestra. Today we鈥檒l hear them in Vaughan Williams's Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus. Not so much a set of variations on the folksong but rather an imaginative fusion of different takes on the tune as it鈥檚 been passed down through the oral tradition. In contrast the Ulster Orchestra also present Antonin Dvorak's dazzling set of Symphonic Variations.

We are also shining a light on the Orsino Ensemble, who we will hear in music by Beethoven. And, Al also introduces highlights from the 2025 Cowbridge Festival from earlier this month. Today, the Carducci Quartet play Haydn's 鈥楽unrise鈥� Quartet and the Kaleidsocope Chamber Collective are joined by horn player Ben Goldscheider for Brahms's Horn Trio

Joseph Haydn
Quartet in B flat major, Op. 76 No. 4, 鈥楽unrise鈥�
Carducci Quartet

Antonin Dvorak
Symphonic Variations in C major, Op. 78
Ulster Orchestra
James Burton (conductor)

Ralph Vaughan Williams
5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Ulster Orchestra
Matthew Lynch (conductor)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sextet in E flat major, Op. 71 (arr. Mordechai Rechtman)
Orsino Ensemble

Huw Watkins
Lament for horn and piano
Kaleidsocope Chamber Collective

Johannes Brahms
Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Kaleidsocope Chamber Collective

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