New Generation Artists - 29/12/2009

Studio and live concert performances by current members of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme, including Iranian harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani in music by Sweelinck, Dutch baritone Henk Neven in Ibert's Chansons de Quichotte, Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi in a selection of Debussy Preludes and Finnish string quartet Meta4 in Bartok's First String Quartet. Sweelinck: Fantasia Chromatica Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) Ibert: Chanson de Don Quichotte Henk Neven (piano) Hans Eijsackers (piano) Debussy: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir; Les collines d'Anacapri; Bruyeres; La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune; Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest (Preludes) Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Bartok: String Quartet No 1 Meta4.