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Adventures in classical.

LIVE,17:00 - 19:00

Cellist Guy Johnston and historian Simon Schama
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Petroc Trelawny presents live music in the studio from the cellist Guy Johnston and pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen ahead of Guy's appearance at the BBC Proms playing Britten's Cello Symphony with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Historian Simon Schama chats to Petroc ahead of joining Gillian Moore for the next eight episodes of Radio 3's history of classical music series, Key Changes. Simon's episodes explore the fascinating stories and sound worlds of the Classical and Early Romantic eras, including music by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

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Recent Tracks

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Ständchen D 957, No 4 (transcribed for piano)
    Ständchen D 957, No 4 (transcribed for piano)
    Franz Schubert
  3. 2.
    Se vuol ballare (The Marriage of Figaro)
    Se vuol ballare (The Marriage of Figaro)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  4. 3.
    Symphony No 104 in D major 'London' (3rd mvt)
    Symphony No 104 in D major 'London' (3rd mvt)
    Joseph Haydn
  5. 4.
    The Cuckoo (The Birds)
    The Cuckoo (The Birds)
    Ottorino Respighi

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