Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doric Quartet | 20170425 | With the Doric Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet, Op 64 No 1. Bartok: String Quartet No 2. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Kate Molleson presents the first of four concerts from The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. The Doric Quartet perform Haydn's first quartet in the Op 64 set which was dedicated to his old friend Johann Tost who was formerly the lead second violin in his orchestra at Esterhazy. Bartok's second of six masterpieces for the string quartet was conceived at the outbreak of World War I and the inherent violent and desolate moods can only be a response to the war in Europe. Doric Quartet Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op.64 No.1 Alex Redington and Jonathan Stone (violins) |
| 02 | Jean-efflam Bavouzet | 20170426 | (piano) performs music by Beethoven, Ravel and Debussy. (piano) performs music by Beethoven, Ravel and Debussy. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Today's recital is by multi-award winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and is presented by Kate Molleson. Ravel's suite for piano, Miroirs depicts a vast seascape with five impressionistic pictures centred around 'A Ship on the sea'. It is preceded by one of Beethoven's late great and difficult to play sonatas by the composer's own admission. The concert ends with Debussy's luminous little masterpiece evoking a meditteranean seascape seen in Watteau's 'Lembarquement de Cythere.' Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A, Op.101 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) performs music by Beethoven, Ravel and Debussy. (piano) performs music by Beethoven, Ravel and Debussy. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Today's recital is by multi-award winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and is presented by Kate Molleson. Ravel's suite for piano, Miroirs depicts a vast seascape with five impressionistic pictures centred around 'A Ship on the sea'. It is preceded by one of Beethoven's late great and difficult to play sonatas by the composer's own admission. The concert ends with Debussy's luminous little masterpiece evoking a meditteranean seascape seen in Watteau's 'Lembarquement de Cythere.' Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano Beethoven: Piano Sonata in A, Op.101 |
| 03 | Pavel Haas Quartet | 20170427 | The Pavel Haas Quartet in concert. Schubert: String Quartet in G, Op 161. Part: Fratres. The Pavel Haas Quartet in concert. Schubert: String Quartet in G, Op 161. Part: Fratres. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Schubert: String Quartet in G major, Op 161 Pavel Haas Quartet. The Pavel Haas Quartet in concert. Schubert: String Quartet in G, Op 161. Part: Fratres. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Schubert: String Quartet in G major, Op 161 Pavel Haas Quartet. |
| 04 | Sitkovetsky Piano Trio | 20170428 | The Sitkovetsky Piano Trio in Turina: Piano Trio No 2. Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat. The Sitkovetsky Piano Trio in Turina: Piano Trio No 2. Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Sitkovetsky Piano Trio The Sitkovetsky Piano Trio in Turina: Piano Trio No 2. Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat. The New Town Concerts were set up in 1965 to counteract the '49 weeks of darkness' between annual Edinburgh International Festivals. Sitkovetsky Piano Trio |