Lukas Sternath plays a late Schubert Piano Sonata
Specially recorded performances from some of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists, including Scandinavian string quartet Opus13’s new recording of Mendelssohn.
The twenty-five-year-old Viennese pianist Lukas Sternath brings charm and authority to one of Schubert's late piano sonatas, and the brilliant young Scandinavian Opus13 Quartet explore the eighteen-year-old Mendelssohn's songful homage to Beethoven.
Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959
Lukas Sternarth (piano)
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op 13
Opus13 Quartet
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op 23, Act IV: Solveig’s Song
(Transcr. for String Quartet by Opus13)
Opus13 Quartet
For over a quarter of a century, Radio 3’s prestigious talent scheme has provided an invaluable springboard for many of today’s leading international soloists and chamber music ensembles. Indeed, a list of the former alumni reads like a Who’s Who of the international music scene with names like Alice Coote, Lisa Batiashvili, Igor Levit, Sean Shibe, Alison Balsom, Anastasia Kobekina and the Belcea Quartet.
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