Live from Wigmore Hall, Finnish string quartet Meta4 play a programme dating from the Baroque (Purcell), via Beach and Barber, to the present day with Krishna Nagaraja's Stringar.
Founded in 2001, the Finnish quartet Meta4 was winning international prizes within three years and in 2008 joined the 麻豆社 Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme. This distinctive programme includes works dating from the Baroque (Purcell), via Amy Beach and Samuel Barber, right up to the present day with a work by violinist, violist, arranger and composer Krishna Nagaraja that draws on Nordic folk traditions.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor
Henry Purcell: Fantasia a4 No 7 in C minor, Z738
Amy Beach: String Quartet, Op 89
Samuel Barber: String Quartet, Op 11 - Molto adagio
Krishna Nagaraja: Stringar
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Henry Purcell
Fantazia No. 7 In C Minor Z.738
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Amy Beach
Quartet In One Movement Op.89
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Samuel Barber
Quartet In B Minor Op.11
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Krishna Nagaraja
Stringar
Ensemble: Meta4.
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Apr 2023 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Sun 16 Apr 2023 13:00麻豆社 Radio 3