Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Belcea Quartet | 20100427 | Presented by Catherine Bott The Belcea Quartet, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, plays the first of the three Quartets commissioned from Beethoven by the Russian nobleman, Count Razumovsky. That is paired with Schubert's haunting late quartet, 'Death and the Maiden. SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor D703 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 'Razumovsky SCHUBERT String Quartet in D minor D810 'Death and the Maiden And from 20.30, brilliant young violinist, Alina Ibragimova and pianist, Cedric Tiberghien play Beethoven violin sonatas. BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata in A op 12/2 BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata in F op 24 'Spring'. The Belcea Quartet performs Beethoven and Schubert, including Death and the Maiden. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |
| 02 | 20100428 | Presented by Catherine Bott The Belcea Quartet play early Haydn and Shostakovich's late Fourteenth Quartet. And they are joined by cellist Valentin Erben in Schubert's sublime String Quintet in C. HAYDN: String Quartet in C Op. 20 No. 2 SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No. 14 in F# Op. 142 SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C D956 And from 20.40: Alina Ibragimova and Cedric Tiberghien play Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G, op 96. Belcea Quartet in Haydn, Shostakovich, Schubert. Alina Ibragimova (violin) in Beethoven. Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert. |