Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Saturday Salon | 20090509 | Louise Fryer explores the legacy of Mendelssohn's chamber music, ranging from his Piano Quartet, Op 1, written while he was still a child prodigy, to his second String Quintet, composed just a couple of years prior to his death. Performers include former Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Royal String Quartet, Israeli violinist Shlomo Mintz and the Henschel Quartet, whose award-winning Mendelssohn recordings have drawn critical praise. Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 1 Domus: Krysia Osotowicz (piano) Timothy Boulton (viola) Richard Lester (cello) Susan Tomes (piano) Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 5 in E Flat, Op 44, No 3 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 4 Shlomo Mintz (violin) Paul Ostrovsky (piano) Mendelssohn: String Quintet No 2 in B flat, Op 87 The Royal String Quartet. Louise Fryer presents Mendelssohn chamber music, including his Piano Quartet, Op 1. Selection of programmes celebrating the life and music of Felix Mendelssohn |
| 02 | The Sunday Salon | 20090510 | Louise Fryer explores Mendelssohn's chamber music, including his popular Octet, Op 20, written at the age of just 16. A work widely recognised as his first masterpiece, the recording is the winner of CD Review's Building a Library survey. The programme also includes the young Kungsbacka Trio, former Radio 3 New Generation Artists, performing Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, one of his most successful chamber works. A darker note is struck by the composer's final String Quartet, often interpreted as a response to the death of his beloved sister Fanny, and which was written in the final months of his own life. Cello Sonata No 1 in B flat, Op 45 Steven Isserlis (cello) Melvyn Tan (fortepiano) Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49 The Kungsbacka Trio String Quartet No 6 in F minor, Op 80 The Elias String Quartet The winning disc from CD Review's Building a Library Survey The Chamber Society from Lincoln Centre, New York. Louise Fryer presents Mendelssohn chamber music including the popular Octet. Selection of programmes celebrating the life and music of Felix Mendelssohn |